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Protection of property

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  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Promoting wellbeing
  3. 3
    Safeguarding
  4. 4
    Providing information about care and support and supporting involvement
  5. 5
    Prevention and early intervention
  6. 6
    Assessment of needs
  7. 7
    Eligibility decision
  8. 8
    After the eligibility decision
  9. 9
    Personal budgets, best value, charging and financial assessment
  10. 10
    Top ups
  11. 11
    Planning and reviewing care and support arrangements
  12. 12
    Direct payments
  1. 13
    Deferred payment agreements
  2. 14
    Moving between long term care homes
  3. 15
    Protection of property
  4. 16
    Transition to adult care and support
  5. 17
    Social care records
  6. 18
    Emergency Planning
  7. 19
    Concerns and complaints
  8. 20
    Implementing, monitoring and reviewing policy
  9. 21
    Appendix 1 – definition of terms
  10. 22
    Appendix 2 - legal context
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    Policy Details

15.1   The council will take reasonable steps to secure an adult’s property from loss or damage until such time as the adult / their representative is able to do so for themselves where: 

  • an adult with care and support needs is being cared for away from home, in a hospital or accommodation such as a care home and 
  • the adult is unable to make their own arrangements to protect their property and there is no-one such as family, a neighbour or friend who can help 

15.2   The council may recover any reasonable costs incurred in protecting the adult’s property.  

 

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