Adult Protection Committee

West Lothian Adult Protection Committee takes a leadership role working with a wide variety of partner agencies to ensure the continuous improvement of adult protection services in West Lothian.

The Committee provides clear links with wider adult support services and reinforces and develops, through joint multi agency practice, the integration of adult support and protection services across West Lothian.

 

Functions of local Adult Support and Protection Committee

Section 42 of the Adult Support & Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 defines the functions of local Adult Protection Committees in each Local Authority area as follows:

  • To keep under review procedures and practices of public bodies and office holders (i.e the Council, the Care Commission, the Health Board, the Chief Constable and any other public body or office holder as specified/required locally) relating to the safeguarding of adults at risk across West Lothian.
  • To give information or advice, or make proposals to any public body and office holder on the exercise of functions relating to safeguarding adults at risk.
  • To make, or assist in making, arrangements for improving the skills and knowledge of officers or employees of public bodies and office holders who have responsibilities relating to safeguarding adults at risk.
  • Any other function relating to safeguarding adults at risk as may be specified by order of Scottish Ministers.
  • In performing these functions, the Adult Protection Committee must have regard to the desirability to improving co-operation between agencies for the purposes of safeguarding adults at risk across West Lothian

 

West Lothian Adult Protection Committee Documents