This study aims to explore the development of law and policy in adult social care and safeguarding adults and to consider how this has shaped contemporary practice and informed the current legal framework.
Interview
This interview sheds light on the evolution of the law and policy framework that informs safeguarding practice. It highlights the competing imperatives and tensions for government policymakers in finding the balance between maximising an adult at risk’s autonomy and ensuring adequate protection for those who need it. The findings identify how different legal statutes can elicit diverse responses from practitioners and consider what may be behind this. The findings also suggest the next steps to improve the legal framework that informs safeguarding adults.
This is an original interview, as commissioned by Dr Jeremy Dixon (Series Editor).
