This section includes policy and research information on safeguarding from third-parties and RED C research on public awareness.
Sector Policy Documents
Decision Support Service – FAQs re Decision-making representative (2026)
Dept. of Health – Framework for Safeguarding in the Health & Social Care Sector (2025)
Think Ahead – Updated Advance Healthcare Directive Template (2025)
HIQA – Guidance for centres for people with disabilities & older people (2025)
HSE – Open Disclosure Policy (2025)
Sage Advocacy – Voice Matters (Review on Assisted Decision-Making 2025)
HIQA – Guidance for centres for people with disabilities & older people (2025)
Sage Advocacy – Role of an Independent Advocate (2024)
Joint Comm. on Disability Matters – Ensuring Rights Based Safeguarding (2024)
Medical Council – Guide to Professional Conduct for Medical Practitioners
HSE – National Consent Policy, updated for Assisted Decision-making laws (2024)
HIQA – Advocacy in Health and Social Care (2023)
Financial Safeguarding
Central Bank – Protecting Consumers in Vulnerable Circumstances (2025)
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland – Guide to Opening Bank Accounts (2021).
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland – Cocooning during Covid-19 (2020)
Banking & Payments Federation Ireland – Guide to safeguarding your money (2018)
Keep Control: Safeguarding you Finances in Later Life (2014)
RED C – Public Awareness of Safeguarding
October 2025: Assisted Decision-Making
November 2024: Financial Abuse
May 2024: Advance Healthcare Directives
Oct 2023: Planning Ahead
May 2023: Assisted Decision-making
Nov 2022: Reporting & Decision-making
Nov 2021: Understanding of Safeguarding
Aug 2021: Safeguarding and Disability.
Feb 2021: Coercive Control.
Oct 2020: Safeguarding Laws and a National Authority.
Nov 2019: BPFI & Safeguarding Ireland – Financial Abuse
May 2020: Healthcare Planning.
April 2019: Witnessing of abuse and what would reduce aduse
Oct 2018: Planning ahead to reduce risk of abuse.
RED C 2016: Baseline Research.
National Safeguarding Office – Annual Reports
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2024
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2023
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2022
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2021
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2020
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2019
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2018
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2017
HSE National Safeguarding Office – Data Report 2016
COVID-19 Reports
Exploring older people’s experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
WHO Report – Managing COVID-19 across long-term care services (2020)
Policing Performance with regard to COVID-19 – Policing Authority (2020)
Older Sectoral Reports
Falling Through the Cracks – commissioned by Senator Colette Kelleher (2019)
National Standards for Adult Safeguarding – HIQA and MHC (2019)
Department of Social Protection – Information on Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (2018)
Irish Council of Civil Liberties – Know Your Rights: A Guide for Older People (2016)
The Older Adult Financial Exploitation Measure (2014)
National Centre for the Protection of Older People (NCPOP) Reports
Abuse of Older People with Dementia (2013)
Older People’s Experience of Mistreatment & Abuse (2012)
Older People in Residential Care Settings (2012)
Financial Abuse of Older People: A Review (2012)
Abuse and Neglect of Older People in Ireland (2010)
