Safeguarding Adults Procedures

100 Locality Team  Review all residents supported by the provider who are funded by Dorset County Council.  To review all Self-funders within the relevant service.  To organise any necessary alternative placements required following reviewing the residents due to level of risks.  To attend the Large-scale enquiry Meetings as required. BCP Council Adult Safeguarding Hub (ASH)  ASH to coordinate the Section 42 Concerns that are raised in relation to the provider  To contact other professionals and agencies, to gather further information as required.  To share information with relevant agencies, i.e. ICB, CQC, Police etc.  To contact relevant Managers in ASC covering the area the provider is located, to assist in deciding, as to whether the concerns need to progress as an LSE and/or Section 42 enquiry or not.  ASH will co-ordinate an Enquiry Planning Meeting for the concerns raised and decide as to whether an LSE required in discussion with the relevant Service Manager. If so, the LSE will continue to be co-ordinated by the SST.  The Large-scale enquiry Meeting will be chaired by a Manager from the ASH or the relevant Service Manager, depending upon the complexity of the situation. All relevant agencies and professional will be invited to attend to formulate a Large-scale enquiry plan of action. Locality Team/CLDT/CMHT  The above Teams may be requested to undertake one or all the roles listed below:  Provide specialist input where specific assessments or professional opinions are needed, e.g. Occupational Therapy.  Review all residents supported by the provider who are funded by the Council.  To review all Self-funders within the relevant service.  To organise any necessary alternative placements required following reviewing the residents due to level of risks.  To attend the Large-scale enquiry Meetings as required. BCP Council Contracts and Service Improvement  Support SAPs with the enquiry and information gathering. Contract Officers and Service Improvement teams are experienced in supporting providers about CQC requirements, Contract Compliance and good practice.  Assist the provider with processes and enabling good evidence-based documentation to be produced.  Help evidence good practice and compliance for a wide range of subjects linked to CQC and contract compliance.  Provide historical information regarding previous safeguarding’s and non-contractual compliance as evidence of historical non-compliance.  Assistance with formulation of themed action plan.  Monitoring of action plans.  Reporting back to LSE through either professionals meeting or ERM.  Can be part of a multi-agency approach to support the provider to improve quality and safeguard residents.  Signposting to relevant professionals and organisations as appropriate.  Monitoring alongside LSE to evidence compliance and raise any further safeguarding concerns that may arise during our visits. Dorset Police Dorset Police will provide an information sharing document and an officer from the adult safeguarding team will triage the information, allocate an officer (OIC) to attend any enquiry planning meeting. We will establish whether a crime has been committed and if the investigation

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