1.2 Explain the manager’s responsibilities towards individuals, their families and carers as well as team members in relation to safeguarding

Qualification: Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Unit: Unit 13: Safeguarding and Protection in Adult Care
Learning outcome: 1 Understand the role of the manager in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
Assessment criteria: 1.2 Explain the manager’s responsibilities towards individuals, their families and carers as well as team members in relation to safeguarding

• The manager’s responsibilities towards individuals their families and carers as well as team members in relation to safeguarding include:
  • providing information about their rights
  • signposting them to further information
  • passing on information relating to suspicions or disclosures of abuse or neglect to the relevant agencies
  • providing appropriate support, where required
  • ensure individuals are kept safe and that they are informed about what is happening