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The six principles of safeguarding – Empowerment, Prevention, Proportionality, Protection, Partnership, and Accountability – are more than just a checklist. They’re the ethical backbone of adult safeguarding practice, especially under the Care Act 2014 and the Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) framework.
When you’re managing pressure from every direction – tight budgets, growing backlogs, and ever-changing regulatory demands – it’s only natural to ask tough questions before bringing in external support.
If you’re up to date with current affairs in social work, you’ll be familiar with the debate around unregulated placements. In 2021 the government announced it would become illegal for children under 16 to be placed in unregulated children’s homes or supported living placements.
Most children’s social workers will eventually have to present a case for adoption to the agency decision maker. In my experience it’s something that people can find challenging, and even daunting at times.