Alarming Rise in Abuse of Adults Is a Serious Situation ; Cases Rise by 65 Per Cent
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph › November 05, 2009
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ABUSE of vulnerable adults must be treated "as seriously as child abuse" after reported incidents rose by 65 per cent last year in North Lincolnshire.
Between April 2008 and March 2009, there were 215 recorded incidents of abuse against vulnerable adults in the region compared to 133 in the same period last year.See the full content of this document
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Alarming Rise in Abuse of Adults Is a Serious Situation ; Cases Rise by 65 Per Cent
The number of incidents based in alleged victims' homes nearly doubled over the 12-month period, from 51 in 2007/8 to 101 this year.
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