Protecting Vulnerable Adults from Abuse in Social Care Course The Home Office acting in conjunction with the Department of Health produced " No Secrets". This offered " Guidance on developing & implementing multi-agency policies & procedures to protect vulnerable adults from abuse". This course uses the suggestions made in " No Secrets" as a foundation for building a more detailed study of this area of Social Care. It incorporates new Common Law practices & reflects the Youth Justice & Criminal Evidence Act, 1999; " Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings." & " Making Decisions". It also recognises an important developing role of " Age Concern" as a support body for vulnerable older people.