Secure Premises and Equipment

Security arrangements should be in place to ensure that all service users are safe while receiving care and treatment. This may include:

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  • Protecting personal safety, which includes restrictive protection in relation to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983
  • Use of window restrictors and locks on doors, used in a way that does not restrict the liberty of others using the service
  • Protecting personal property and money
  • Providing adequate access to and exit from protected and controlled areas
  • Not inadvertently restricting a personu2019s movement
  • Providing appropriate information about access and entry to service users when service users cannot come and go freely
  • Using an adequate level of security in relation to services being delivered
  • Surveillance used in the best interests of service users
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