Adult Support & Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
The Roles and Responsibilities of Council Officers
and Other Specialists
The two day training course is intended to provide:
- detailed knowledge of the Adult Support and Protection Act;
- the requirements of implementation;
- an understanding of its practice implications.
Course Content
Day 1
Morning - Principles and Definitions
Afternoon - Inquiries and Investigations
Day 2
Protection Orders
Morning - Assessment Orders and Removal Orders
Afternoon - Banning Orders and Offences
Day 1 - Course Programme
09.30 Introduction
09.45 Principles
Section 1. General principle on intervention in an adult's affairs
S2. Principles for performing Part 1 functions
10.00 Definitions
S3. Adults at risk
S53. Harm
10.15 Group Exercise
10.45 Feedback
11. 00 BREAK
11.15 Inquiries
S4. Council's duty to make inquiries
S5. Co-operation
S6. Duty to consider importance of providing advocacy and other services
12.00 Group Exercise
12.30 Feedback
12.45 LUNCH
13.30 Investigations 1
S52-53. Definition of Council Officer
S7. and S36. Visits
S37, 38 and 40. Warrants for Entry
S8. Interviews
14.15 Group Exercise
14.45 Feedback
15.00 BREAK
15.15 Investigations 2
S9/52. Medical examinations
S10. Examination of records
15.30 Group Exercise
16.00 Feedback
16.15 ASP - AWI - MHCTA
16.30 Learning Outcomes
16.45 CLOSE
Day 2 - Course Programme
09.30 Protection orders
Day one summary
Overview of Protection Orders
S12/15/20 Serious Harm
S35. Consent and Undue pressure
9.45 Group Exercise
10.15 Feedback
10.30 Assessment orders
S11-12-13. Assessment orders, Criteria, Restrictions
Purpose, Procedures
Notification, Grounds, Evidence, Consent
S37, 38, 39, 40, 41. Warrants for entry
11.00 BREAK
11.15 Removal orders
S14. Removal orders
S15-16-17-40. Criteria, Right to move, Variation or recall, Urgent cases
S18. Protection of moved person's property
12.00 Group Exercise
12.30 Feedback
12.45 LUNCH
13.30 Banning orders
S19-20. Banning orders and criteria
S21. Temporary banning orders
S22-23-24-51. Right to Apply, Occupancy rights, Variation or recall, Appeals
S26-27. Notifications
S25-28 to 34. Powers of arrest, Arrest and Detention
14.15 Group Exercise
14.45 Feedback
15.00 BREAK
15.15 Offences
S49-50. Obstruction and Offences
15.30 Learning Outcomes
Course Summary and Information Sources
Training implications, incl. local protocols and procedures
Learning Outcomes
16.15 CLOSE