ASP level 3 programme

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

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