Within our society there a many different groups of individuals, although everyone is at risk of abuse and maltreatment, some groups need more safeguarding than others. Vulnerable groups are at higher risk. A vulnerable adult is described as an individual who is aged 18 or over, who is in need of care and support form care services, who is experiencing, or is at risk of significant abuse or neglect and who is unable to protect themselves against harm or exploitation. There are a number of vulnerable groups within society which are: the frail and elderly, the less abled and individuals with mental health problems or learning difficulties, visual or hearing impairments or with some form of disease. It is important that the promotion of safeguarding adults is carried out by health care professionals. Safeguarding adults involves protecting individuals at risk of harm. Society today is very diverse, within Britain there are many different races and individuals of different nationalities. These groups of individuals, along with vulnerable adults can be seen as at higher risk of discrimination. Therefore, there are a number of existing legislations set out to protect certain groups of individuals. According to the dictionary of Cambridge legislation is “a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament”. It is the system of rules which a particular country or community recognises as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties. Within health and social care, safe practice is very important particularly to the promotion of dignity in care. There are a number of legislations and policies to support health and safety at work. They intend to protect individuals at work, service users and the wider community. (scie, 2013) Policies and procedures are parts of legislation, broken down and simplified