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Human rights: practical guidance
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Keeping Me Safe and Well
This manual, by Mersey Care NHS Trust, is designed to support the involvement of adults with learning disabilities in assessing risk.
Guidance from the Commission
Read our own guidance for good practice in human rights delivery, including our new guidance for social housing providers.
About this collection
This resource has been produced for people working in the public sector or in organisations carrying out public functions. It contains short, accessible summaries of a range of guidance documents, highlighting their key human rights messages and other essential information. > Read more
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How to use this resource
To make it easier to find guidance that may be relevant to you, we have categorised each piece of guidance in a number of different ways: by the sector(s) it relates to, the themes and topics it deals with, and the kind of guidance it is. Please use the filters to pinpoint guidance that looks relevant.
For each piece of guidance we have provided information about:
- who it is relevant for
- which human rights instruments or other relevant laws it addresses
- a summary of what the guidance covers
- its key human rights messages
- a full review.
The reviews will help you decide whether or not you wish to download this guidance in full.
Guidance by sector
Use this filter to find guidance for sectors, from Adult Social Care or Housing to Policing or Immigration Services
Guidance by theme
Use this filter to find guidance by themes and topics, from dignity or restraint to mental capacity or best interests
Guidance by type
Use this filter to find guidance by type, from Codes of Practice or inspection standards to case studies or model policies
Human Rights in Scotland
Find out more about the Human Rights work the Commission is undertaking in Scotland.
Key messages
Information about recurring themes throughout the guidance documents.