Incident was revealed in a report after a failure to implement safeguarding measures Stock image Sinn Féin spokesperson on health David Cullinane, who expressed shock. Photo: Getty There have been ...

The Conservatives have given no indication on whether they would legislate to put adult safeguarding boards on a statutory footing should they win this year’s general election. Yesterday, the ...

The main aim of this legislation is to expand the circumstances under which non-citizens, or "aliens," can be detained when they have been involved in specific criminal activities related to property.

Reforms to legislation could create a duty for public bodies to release information where safeguarding concerns arise on the Isle of Man. Chairman of the safeguarding board Lesley Walker said despite ...

A dementia sufferer had over €100,000 stolen from his bank account — but gardaí could not act because of gaps in safeguarding legislation, the Oireachtas has been told. The victim had no capacity to ...

Readers may well be aware that the Care Bill is supposed to modernise the protection of vulnerable adults within a clearer legal framework than has existed since No Secrets was issued as guidance and ...