R61
Response
Response Pending
Statutory adult safeguarding function
Recommendation
Vulnerable children and adults are inherently more susceptible to abuse or neglect than other people. Adult safeguarding should be formally recognised as a statutory function, equivalent to child protection.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 12 Sep 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health NI
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
0.2 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates