3 Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................3 Contact Details ............................................................................................................5 Introduction.................................................................................................................. 6 ‘Wellbeing’ principle ..................................................................................................... 6 Definitions ...................................................................................................................7 Categories of Harm .....................................................................................................8 Quick guide to flow chart ...........................................................................................13 Overview Flowchart – The Adult’s Perspective .........................................................18 Raising a Concern ................................................................................................................. 19 Detailed Guidance on Progressing Safeguarding Concerns .....................................19 Raising concerns with the Police...............................................................................22 Anonymous reporting & protecting anonymity ...........................................................23 Section 42 (1) concerns and (2) enquiries.................................................................24 What is meant by care and support?.........................................................................24 Section 42 enquiry criteria not met ............................................................................24 Who is to take action .................................................................................................25 Considering other lines of enquiry .............................................................................30 Specific responsibilities of the Safeguarding Adult Practitioner (SAP) ......................31 The Nominated Enquirer ...........................................................................................31 Specific responsibilities of the Nominated Enquirer (NE) ...................................................... 32 Enquiry Planning Meeting .........................................................................................33 Enquiry Review Meeting (ERM) ................................................................................35 No further action under the Safeguarding Adults Procedures ............................................... 36 Closing the safeguarding adult enquiry ................................................................................. 37 The consent of the adult to share information should be gained, and usual information sharing rules apply. See Appendix 8 – Information Sharing. Resolution of Disagreements.. 37 References and related information ..........................................................................37 Safeguarding Adults Board Websites........................................................................37 Appendices................................................................................................................ 38 Appendix 1 - Glossary ...............................................................................................38 Appendix 2 – Self-neglect and hoarding....................................................................46 Appendix 3 – Roles and Responsibilities of other Agencies......................................54 Appendix 4 – Risk Assessment Document................................................................59 Appendix 5 – Nominated Enquirer (NE) ....................................................................62 Appendix 6 – Joint working between Safeguarding Adults Services and MARAC/HRDA ..........................................................................................................74
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