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Tools, links, legislation and national guidance

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Helpful links, tools, templates, legislation and national guidance pertaining to adult protection.

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Adult Protection legislation and national guidance

Other legislation and national guidance - mental health and adults with incapacity

Tools, links, legislation and national guidance

  • Adult Protection

    Information for Adult Protection (AP, or Adult Support and Protection ASP) professionals. These include nominated or ...

  • Highland Adult Protection Committee

    Information and news about the Highland Adult Protection Committee and the work it does.

  • Local ASP Procedures

    Adult support and protection enquiries and investigations are undertaken by NHS Highland Adult Social Care Profession...

  • News items, newsletters, reports and audits

    News, AP newsletters, audit reports, national and other Area review and Investigation reports - for Adult Protection...

  • Protection topics

    Criminal Exploitation, FGM, Financial Harm, Forced Marriage, Hoarding, Missing Persons, Modern Slavery, PREVENT, SARC...

  • Tools, links, legislation and national guidance

    Helpful links, tools, templates, legislation and national guidance pertaining to adult protection.

  • ASP training

    Highland Adult SupportĀ and Protection (ASP) trainer-led events and e-modules are accessed via the Turas Learn system.

Last updated: 1 September 2025