Highland Adult Protection Committee

Highland Adult Protection Committee

The Highland Adult Protection Committee (APC) is a statutory body established under Section 42 of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.  It is formed of representatives from its three main partners - Highland Council, Police Scotland and NHS Highland - as well as others from partner organisations, including Advocacy Highland, Connecting Carers, Scottish Fire and Rescue and Carr Gomm.  It is chaired by an independent chairperson.

The Highland APC works to ensure cooperation and communication across the agencies and has responsibilities to:

i) review local policies, procedures and guidance,

ii) ensure the ongoing training and development of staff involved in Adult Protection locally.

iii) raise general awareness of Adult Protection within the Highland area and

iv) undertake Learning Reviews, which are a form of case review.

APC sub-groups

Sub-groups

There are seven sub-groups which assist the Highland APC to undertake its work of overseeing the multi-agency adult protection work.  These are:

i) Community Awareness sub-group, 

ii) Learning Review sub-group, 

iii) Learning and Development sub-group, 

iv) Participation sub-group, 

v) Practice Improvement sub-group, 

vi) Quality Assurance sub-group and 

vii) Young Adults at Risk of Harm sub-group (in partnership with the Child Protection Committee).

APC Continuous Improvement Framework

The Highland APC has developed a Continuous Improvement Framework to help drive development within the APC and its sub-groups.

Continuous Improvement Framework rev 11-2023

National Guidance in respect of Adult Protection Committees

The following are links to Scottish Government guidance documents in relation to Adult Protection Committees:-

Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 - Guidance for Adult Protection Committees - July 2022

Adult Support & Protection: Learning Review Guidance - May 2022