Vulnerabilities & ASB

Vulnerabilities and ASB

To gain an understanding of vulnerabilities including mental health, mental incapacity and disabilities, and how this may impact  on civil proceedings

Who should attend?

Housing officers, ASB / Community safety officers, Tenancy Enforcement officers, ASB team Leaders, Police officers

Objectives

• How to recognise when someone lacks mental capacity
• Make a referral for support under the Care Act 2014 applying the National Minimum Eligibility criteria
• Understanding the Equalities Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty

Course content includes:

• Differentiating between vulnerability, disability and incapacity
• An introduction to the Care Act, s9 (need for support) and s42 (safeguarding)
• Mental Capacity Act 2005– what it means to lack capacity
• The meaning of ‘disability’, ‘discrimination’ and the ‘Public Sector Equality duty’