10 practice because of the structure, policies, processes, and practices within an organisation including corporate neglect. Neglect and acts of omission Includes ignoring medical, emotional, or physical care needs, failure to provide access to appropriate health, care and support or educational services, equipment, the withholding of the necessities of life, such as medication, adequate nutrition, and heating. Self–neglect This includes a broad spectrum of behaviour. The Care Act 2014 statutory guidance defines self-neglect as: “a wide range of behaviour neglecting to care for one’s personal hygiene, health or surroundings and includes behaviour such as hoarding”. Self-neglect is recognised as the failure or unwillingness by an adult to meet their own basic care needs required to maintain health. Significant hoarding may be associated with an adult having a Hoarding Disorder (See Appendix 1), either diagnosed or undiagnosed. It should be noted that neither self-neglect or hoarding may prompt a Section 42 enquiry but may need or benefit from support through case management, multidisciplinary discussion or Multi Agency Risk Management (MARM). An assessment of need and risk should be made on an individual basis. A decision on whether a response is required through a Section 42(2) Enquiry will depend on an adult’s ability to protect themselves by controlling their own behaviour. There may come a point when it is determined they are not able to do this without external support. For more information and guidance about supporting an adult who is self-neglecting or hoarding see Appendix 2 – Self-Neglect Guidance and suggested templates for screening and assessment and more detailed separate guidance produced by the SABs for organisations who could be involved in responding. Other types of harm Internet/cyberbullying Can be defined as the use of technology, and particularly mobile phones and the internet, to deliberately hurt, upset, harass, or embarrass someone else. It can be an extension of face-toface bullying, with the technology offering the bully another route for harassing their victim or can be simply without motive. Cyberbullying can occur using practically any form of connected media, from nasty text and image messages using mobile phones, to unkind blog and social networking posts, or emails and instant messages, to malicious websites created solely for the purpose of intimidating an adult or virtual abuse during an online multiplayer game. Forced Marriage: Although forcing someone into a marriage and/or luring someone overseas for the purpose of marriage is a criminal offence the civil route and the use of Forced Marriage Protection Orders is still available. These can be used as an alternative to entering the criminal justice system. It may be that perpetrators will automatically be prosecuted where it is overwhelmingly in the public interest to do so, however victims should be able to choose how they want to be assisted. Exploitation by radicalisation: The Home Office leads on the anti-terrorism PREVENT strategy, of which CHANNEL is part (refer to Prevent duty guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) for information). This aims to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting extremism. All local organisations have a role to play in safeguarding adults who meet the criteria. Contact should be made with Dorset Police regarding any adults identified who present concern regarding violent extremism. Homelessness – homelessness does not necessarily mean that the adult is at risk of harm, and it is therefore not a defined category of harm. However, circumstances such as
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