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Telephone: 0808 808 8141. Find out about call charges. Explore the topic. Reporting crimes. Tell the council if you're worried that an older person is being neglected, threatened or being taken...
How to raise concerns about abuse or neglect. You can raise concerns by contacting the local authority for the area where the person is currently located. The local authority website should explain how to report possible abuse and neglect or call their main phone number and say you want to raise a safeguarding concern.
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Call our advice line for free on 0800 678 1602, or contact your local Age UK. Call the advice line Find your local Age UK. If you think someone is at immediate risk. If there's an immediate risk of harm, call the emergency services on 999.
If you're experiencing, or are at risk of, abuse or neglect – or you're concerned that someone else is – get in touch with your local authority's adult safeguarding team. To do this, you first need to find the contact details of your local council. Find your local council on GOV.UK.
Psychological abuse. This includes: emotional abuse. threats to hurt or abandon you. stopping you from seeing people. humiliating, blaming, controlling, intimidating or harassing you. verbal abuse. cyberbullying and isolation. an unreasonable and unjustified withdrawal of services or support networks. Domestic abuse.
Victim Support offers free confidential support for those affected by crime or traumatic events. Phone: 0333 250 9854 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
The Mental Capacity Act 2005. It is important for anyone acting as an attorney or deputy to remember is that any decisions made for the person must be made whilst adhering to the five statutory principles of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. These are:
