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: 3 Understand restrictive practices
Assessment criteria: 3.6 Evaluate the legal implications relating to restrictive practices and how organisational policies and procedures support legal requirements
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- Inappropriate use of restrictive practices is unlawful
- Therefore, there should always be a legal justification for their use and they should only be used when absolutely necessary
- Organisational policies and procedures should guide staff about the use of restrictive practices and the protocols that should be followed prior to and during their use
- In addition, only staff that have received specialised training in restrictive practices should be allowed to use them and proper authorisation must be obtained
- In addition, written records must be made whenever restrictive practices are used
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