Responding to Home Takeover: Safeguard, Prevent & Disrupt

Target Audience

This course is designed for professionals who may encounter adults at risk of exploitation, abuse, coercion or home takeover.

It is particularly relevant for:

  • Adult Social Care practitioners
  • Social workers and safeguarding professionals
  • Housing officers and tenancy support staff
  • Community safety and anti-social behaviour teams
  • Regulatory services
  • Police officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)
  • Health professionals, including district nurses, GPs and mental health practitioners
  • Drug and alcohol service staff
  • Community wardens and neighbourhood teams

What Will I Learn:

This course will help participants:

  • Recognise the signs of home takeover and adult exploitation
  • Understand safeguarding and legal responsibilities
  • Explore practical disruption tactics
  • Consider partnership approaches to reduce harm
  • Improve outcomes for adults at risk

This supports :

Safeguarding Adults procedures and community safety responses.

Provider / Trainer:

Ashley Hands, Learning and Development Officer, ashley.hands@newcastle.gov.uk

Kerry Cooke, Safeguarding Adults Manager, kerry.cooke@newcastle.gov.uk

Cost: N/A

Booking Details:

Online: Please click ‘Apply’ against your preferred date listed below

Email: If you have any queries or are unable to complete an online form, please contact the Workforce Development Admin Team: wfdadmin@newcastle.gov.uk or on 0191 277 2091.

If you are a Newcastle City Council employee you can book on any of these courses via LMS https://newcastle.learningpool.com/login/index.php

Please see the Charging Policy as you may be charged for training.

Date Time Location  
14th Sep 2026 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Microsoft Teams Apply now
15th Oct 2026 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Microsoft Teams Apply now
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