Get up to speed on adult safeguarding law

Social care practitioners can get up to speed with the law around adult safeguarding at Community Care’s next masterclass.

Expert speakers will cover issues including the legal framework around adult safeguarding, its intersection with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA), the inherent jurisdiction and how to handle cases involving self-neglect or hoarding.

Alongside this, delegates will also learn the key lessons for practice from the safeguarding adults reviews (SARs).

The masterclass, which costs £325 plus VAT, takes place on 28 March 2025 at etc.venues, Manchester.

The adult safeguarding event builds on the success of last year’s legal masterclasses, in Manchester and London, on mental capacity.

Speaking at the adult safeguarding masterclass are:

• Tim Spencer-Lane, a lawyer specialising in adult social care, mental capacity and mental health, who will provide an overview of the legal framework around adult safeguarding in England and Wales, including the criteria for a safeguarding enquiry and the protection powers available to practitioners.
• Professor Michael Preston-Shoot, an academic specialising in adult safeguarding, who will share learning from the second national analysis of SARs, which he co-authored.
• Francesca Gardener, a specialist Court of Protection barrister from 39 Essex Chambers, who will discuss the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, explaining the limits of its power to protect vulnerable adults sharing learning from key case law.
• Rebecca Clark, a barrister from Exchange Chambers, who will speak on the application of the MCA to adult safeguarding cases.
• Neil Allen, a barrister at 39 Essex Chambers and senior lecturer at the University of Manchester, who will help practitioners navigate the complex ethical dilemmas when deciding whether or not to intervene in self-neglect and hoarding cases.

You can find out more, and book your place, on our dedicated masterclass website.