Holding liberty and safety in one hand

In my #podcast this week I share some thoughts from a recent speech on #adultprotection and safeguarding and consider how critical it is that we hold in balance issues of #autonomy and #choice with the desire to protect and reduce risk. #Humanrights at the heart.

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Holding liberty and safety in one hand: adult protection and human rights The following is based on a talk given to the Adult Support and Protection in Supported Settings conference (ASPIRE) a couple of weeks ago.  Every morning, somewhere in Scotland, a hand is held out. I...

In this piece I share why I believe #adultprotection and #safeguarding must always balance #safety and #autonomy with #risk and restriction. Holding liberty and safety in one hand: #adultprotection and #humanrights

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