Safeguarding Adults Procedures

13 and wellbeing. This could result in actions which will engage the adult in taking steps to protect themselves from harm. See page 23 for more details. Who is to take action s? It is important that at the earliest possible stage the relevant team consults with the person at risk to find out what they want to happen or ensures this is undertaken by another person/agency. Once the local authority decides a Section 42(2) enquiry is required, there are a range of options about who can undertake it. The local authority must decide, after consultation, who will do this. In all circumstances the local authority retains responsibility for coordinating and monitoring the enquiry in relation to achieving the person’s desired outcomes and supporting the management of the risk. The organisation or individual that is required to undertake the enquiry should be agreed with the adult concerned where possible. The person/s appointed will be known as the Nominated Enquirer/s (NE) in each case. There is no definitive list of who can be required to undertake an enquiry, but could include: • The local authority • Employer • Contract monitoring • Police • Health Care Professionals • Support workers • Other care and support providers in a person’s life • Housing • Any other agency as deemed appropriate The local Trading Standards Services: Trading Standards in Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset Police have jointly produced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) approved by the SAB which sets out how they will work together on safeguarding concerns. Agencies should refer to Appendix 20 which sets out when the local authority should refer to both Trading Standards and the Police. See Appendix 20. For local NHS services the local authority will contact the Safeguarding Adults lead for the provider to request that they plan for the most appropriate member of staff to carry out the enquiry and produce the NE report. The decision maker will indicate where possible the status of the person’s mental capacity and their views about the issue being enquired about, the themes and specific concerns which need to be addressed and provide information about the dates or period to be considered by person appointed. The NE will be expected to complete an NE report detailing the findings of this part of the enquiry. This report will be shared with the appropriate SAP who has been appointed to the Enquiry. In all Section 42(2) Enquiries the Local Authority will allocate a Safeguarding Adults Practitioner (SAP). This person is likely to be a local authority employee and will fulfil the council’s responsibilities for monitoring and coordination the safeguarding as necessary. This person may also be the NE for specific actions. There may also be other NE’s.