Helpful contacts
Please see below some organisations and their contact details
Help and support for adults being abused or are worried about someone
Adult Social Care services (For concerns about adults aged 18 years or over)
Adult Safeguarding Coordinator
Telephone: 020 8547 4735
Fax: 020 8547 6142
Email: adult.safeguarding@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Adults Emergency Duty Team (For urgent help outside office hours)
Telephone: 020 8770 5000
Minicom: 020 8770 5178
Typetalk: 0151 709 9494
Advancing Services for Kingston Kids (Information and referrals to services for children who may be vulnerable)
Telephone: 020 8547 5888
Email: askk@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Age Concern, Kingston upon Thames (Advice, information and support for older people)
Telephone: 020 8942 8256
Email: admin@ageconcernkingston.org
Action on Elder Abuse (Works to protect, and prevent the abuse of vulnerable older adults)
Telephone: 0808 808 8141
Email: enquires@elderabuse.org.uk
CAADA (Coordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse)
Website: www.caada.org.uk
Domestic Violence Helpline (a free 24 hour helpline run by women's aid and refuge)
Telephone: 0808 2000 247
Forced Marriages Unit
Helpline: 020 7008 0151
Kingston Police Community Safety Unit (responsible for investigating hate crimes in the borough)
Telephone: 020 8247 5165
One Stop Shop: 07917 271 549
Website: www.kingston.gov.uk/domestic_violence.htm
Kingston Police
Telephone: 020 0300 123 1212
Kingston Advocacy Group (Helping vulnerable people to have a say in decisions that affect their lives)Telephone: 020 8549 1028
Email: rights@kag.org.uk
Kingston Carers Network (Advice, information and a listening ear for carers)
Kingston Young Carers (support for young carers)
Telephone: 020 3031 2757
Email: admin@kingstoncarers.org.uk
Website: www.kingstoncarers.org.uk
Karma Nirvana (Supporting all victims of honour based abuse and forced marriage)
Telephone: 0800 5999 247
Kingston MENCAP (A local voluntary self help group providing information, support and advice to people with learning disabilities, their families and carers)
Telephone: 020 8540 1399
Email: gillcwood@blueyonder.co.uk
Mind in Kingston (A local mental health charity, providing advice, guidance, support, recreation, and discussion forums on mental issues)
Telephone: 020 8255 3939
Email: info@mindinkingston.org.uk
People at Risk Group (A group of people who use adult social care services, and people in voluntary organisations, working with the Council to ensure the safeguarding service is effective. The Group reports to the Safeguarding Adults Board)
Telephone: 0208 547 4646
Email: nicole.marcangelo@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Samaritans Kingston (Emotional support in times of difficulty)
Telephone: 020 8399 6676
Email: jo@samaritans.org.uk
Victim Support Kingston
Telephone: 020 8547 3202
Organisations and Groups working to Safeguard adults
Care Quality Commission (Regulates and inspects all care services in England)
Telephone: 03000 616161
Website: www.cqc.org.uk
Department of Health (Setting health and social care policy and standards).
Telephone: 020 7210 4850
Website: www.dh.gov.uk
General Social Care Council (Regulator of the social work profession and social work education in England)
Telephone: 0845 070 0630
Website: www.gscc.org.uk
Local Government Ombudsman (Investigates complaints about councils and other authorities and organisations)
Advice Team: 0300 061 0614.
Email: advice@lgo.org.uk
Nursing and Midwifery Council (Regulates all registered nurses and midwives).
Website: www.nmc-uk.org/safeguarding
Office of the Public Guardian (Supports and promotes decision making for those who lack capacity)
Telephone: 0845 330 2900
Website: www.publicguardian.gov.uk
Social Care Institute for Excellence (An independent charity which identifies and shares the knowledge base for good practice in all aspects of social care throughout the United Kingdom
Telephone: 020 7089 6840
Email: info@scie.org.uk
Website: www.scie.org.uk
Other useful contacts
Children's Safeguarding Service (for concerns about children and young people aged between 0-18yrs)
Telephone: 020 8547 5004
Email: safeguarding@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Website: www.kingston.gov.uk/children_and_family_services/child_protection.htm