Adults
North Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee are committed to support best practice across all agencies involved in Adult Support and Protection process and by doing so it is hoped that:
Adults who experience or are at risk of harm are safer as a result of the support, protection and services they receive.
Achieving this requires a workforce that works together across organisational boundaries to significantly improve wellbeing and outcomes for adults at risk of harm in North Lanarkshire. We therefore need a flexible, competent, and confident multi-agency workforce supported by learning and development opportunities. We are therefore offering this workforce learning and development programme as a key component in making this vision a reality.
Workforce learning programme
To sign up for the training or if you have any queries please contact
Johanna Johnston, senior officer, Adult Protection Committee JohnstonJoh@northlan.gov.uk
or Audrey McGhie, Administrative Assistant McGhieAu@northlan.gov
Policies and Procedures
Link to Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
Link to Adult Support and Protection procedure: Social Work Services Adult Support & Protection Procedures
Link to National Adult Support and Protection Code of Practice: Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007: Code of Practice
Link to Adult Support and Protection: Guidance for GPs and Primary Care Teams
Self-evaluation: Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the North Lanarkshire partnership
Toolkits and Learning Resources
- ASPire Hub | Iriss – The Hub is a place for everyone working in Adult Support and Protection in Scotland to access and share resources.
- Working with Neglect and Managing Resistance Multi-Agency ASP Guidance 2022
- Hoarding and neglect toolkit October 2024
- North Lanarkshire – Forced Marriage & Honour Based Violence Multigagency Guidance
- Lanarkshire MAPPA – Information Leaflet – August 2017 updated August 2020
- APC Finance and Property Harm update – third Edition Aug 2021
Bite-sized learning videos
North Lanarkshire Adult Protection Committee have provided one hour learning at lunch bite-sized learning videos (recorded webinars) which focuses on specific themes and topics in relation to Adult Support and Protection.
If you watch a learning video – we would really welcome your feedback which can be provided via this short evaluation form: https://forms.office.com/e/n4sjGHaLdg
The videos can be found below:
Professional Curiosity
Online Harm & Sextortion
Executive functioning and Ability to Protect
Self-Neglect and Hoarding
Three Acts - the Interface Between Three Protective Legislation for Adults in Scotland
Adult Support and Protection and Domestic Abuse
Undue Pressure
Defensible Decision-Making and Risk Assessment
Reports
Biennial Reports
Learning Reviews
National Learning Reviews
Highland (2024) – Learning Review McCulloch Case
Inverclyde (2023) – Remember My Name: Margaret Fleming
Angus (2021) – P19 Significant Case Review
North Lanarkshire Learning Reviews
Strategic Case Learning Review Concerning Events Leading to the Closure of Care Home G (2025)
7-minute Briefing for Strategic Case Learning Review – Care Home G (2025)
Significant Case Review – Miss A (2016)
National Reports
Learning reviews for children and adults in Scotland Summary report 2025