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 and development 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 2024
- North Lanarkshire Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence Multiagency Guidance
- Lanarkshire MAPPA Information Leaflet
- APC Finance and Property Harm update – 4th Edition December 2025
- Understanding Age in ASP and CP – a Review
- 7-minute briefing Adult Support and Protection & Domestic Abuse
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
Adult Support and Protection and Mental Health
Reports
Biennial Reports
Learning Reviews
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 Learning Reviews
Highland (2024) – Learning Review McCulloch Case
Inverclyde (2023) – Remember My Name: Margaret Fleming
Angus (2021) – P19 Significant Case Review
Angus (2020) – O18 Significant Case Review
National Reports
Learning reviews for children and adults in Scotland Summary report 2025