Safeguarding Adults Reviews including new guidance.

The partnership has a legal duty to carry out a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR) when there is reasonable cause for concern about how agencies worked together to safeguard an adult who has died, and abuse or neglect is suspected to be a factor in their death, or if the adult is still alive and the SAB knows or suspects that the adult experienced serious abuse or neglect.

The aim of a SAR is for all agencies to learn lessons about the way they safeguard adults at risk and prevent such tragedies happening in the future. They will make sure that partners get the full picture of what went wrong, so that all organisations involved can improve their practice.

Safeguarding Adults Reviews and Briefing Notes commissioned by this Board and by neighbouring authorities are published below:

DAVID SAR - June 2023

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SAR Umar - July 2023

Peter Briefing Note - September 2022

Greta Briefing note - May 2022

SAR Greta - April 2022

SAR Briefing Note Mary - January 2022

Mrs EE Executive Summary

See the Safer Slough Partnership web pages for Domestic Homicide Reviews.

Briefing Notes for cases that did not meet the threshold for a SAR but highlighted good practice and/or additional learning

Mr C Briefing note. Complex case involving substance misuse

General Practice note

The Learning and Development Forum considered the difference in effective communication and efficient information sharing in local Safeguarding Practice Reviews and Safeguarding Adult Reviews. This important distinction was highlighted in a number of reviews and it is important that all practitioners and managers are aware and understand the need for Effective communication, not just Efficient information sharing.

The full Practice note can be found below.

Efficient Information Sharing is not the same as effective communication

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Safeguarding Adult Reviews from neighbouring authorities in Berkshire

http://www.sabberkshirewest.co.uk/practitioners/safeguarding-adults-reviews/

Safeguarding Adults Reviews | West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board (sabberkshirewest.co.uk)

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National Safeguarding Adult Reviews:

Adult P - published February 2024 | Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board

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The Safeguarding Adult Review Panel joined with the Safeguarding Practice Review group(children) for a development day on 20th July. This virtual event created the documents below.

TERMS OF REFERENCE OF SAFEGUARDING REVIEW GROUPS

GUIDANCE ON SAFEGUARDING REVIEWS

USE THIS FORM if you feel a case should be considered by the group. Always consult with your representative on the group before doing so.

Scoping report template is used when providing information to the group about a case, for consideration for review.

Guidance on scoping reports: provides information on how to complete the template above.

Decision making template used for meetings to decide on whether a case meets the criteria for a formal Safeguarding Adult Review.

This page was last updated on 25th July 2023

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Safeguarding Adults Reviews including new guidance.

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