Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs)
SARs 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 needs to improve and also what went well, so that all organisations involved can learn.
All agencies represented on the Safeguarding Adult Review Panel have a responsibility to disseminate learning in their organisation to ensure practice improvement.
the SARP reviews the impact of learning from very Safeguarding Adult Review 6 months and one year following completion.
All learning informs the multi-agency learning and development programme and also priority setting for the safeguarding partnership strategic plan.
Safeguarding Adults Reviews and Briefing Notes produced by Slough Safeguarding Partners and by neighbouring authorities are published below:
2023
2022
2020
DHR
See the Safer Slough Partnership web pages for Domestic Homicide Reviews.
Briefing/Practice Notes
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
Practice Note: Learning from reviews
Efficient information sharing does not always result in effective communication. See the briefing note below to find out more about why.
Efficient Information Sharing is not the same as effective communication
SARs from Neighbouring Authorities in Berkshire
National SARs
Contact us if you have any comments or queries.
The documents below will be reviewed in January 2025
SARP TOR September 2023
GUIDANCE ON SAFEGUARDING REVIEWS
Very often, Safeguarding Adult Reviews are conducting at the same time as other processes, such as criminal investigations and the Coroner's inquest.
Click on this link for the National guidance on the SAR and Coronial processes October 24
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.
Contact the safeguarding partnership team if you have any queries.