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• A large number of safeguarding legislation, guidelines and policies, including:
• Mental Health Act 2007
• Mental Capacity Act 2005, revised 2008
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) 2009
• Whistleblowing (Public Disclosure Act) 2008
• Health and Social Care Act 2008
• Equality Act 2010
• Human Rights Act 1998
• CQC – Our Safeguarding Protocol
• DH – No Secrets 2000
• Professional Codes of Practice
• National Capability Framework for Safeguarding Adults 2012
• Local safeguarding board and multi-agency safeguarding policies
• Organisational policies and procedures