Adult protection

Report a concern about an adult

Report a concern about an adult (as a professional)

When to report a concern, the steps you need to take as a professional and your responsibilities as a manager.

Refer to the Dumfries and Galloway Adult Advocacy Service

A free and confidential service that provides a space to help share your thoughts, feelings and wishes.

Multi-agency guidance and protocols

Dumfries and Galloway multi-agency adult support and protection guidance

Read more about Dumfries and Galloway multi-agency adult support and protection guidance

Find multi-agency safeguarding adults policies and procedures

Adult learning reviews

Learnings from adult case reviews

Independent significant case review reports aim to give the salient points to allow for analysis and also to pose questions on how Council Officers, in similar situations, might act.

Useful resources

Trauma informed practice

Find trauma informed training and other resources if you're a professional working with vulnerable adults.

Mental health and wellbeing resources

Resources for professionals working with adults, children and young people who suffer from mental health issues.

Decision making

A training workshop from Kathryn Mackay from the University of Stirling.

Adult support and protection (Dumfries and Galloway) App

This toolkit aims to provide health and social care staff, police and other partner agencies with guidance and good practice information about adult support and protection.