Schedule 10, paragraph 4(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph, an individual aged 18 or over is “at risk” if the controller has reasonable cause to suspect that the individual— has needs for care and support, is experiencing, or at risk of, neglect or physical, mental or emotional harm, and as a result of those needs is unable to protect himself or herself against the neglect or harm or the risk of it.

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