Section 44 of The Care Act 2014 requires Safeguarding Adults Boards to undertake a Safeguarding Adult Review when specific criteria are met. This is when abuse results in the death or significant and possibly life-changing harm of an adult with care and support needs.
Read about the statute and criteria here.
Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR) are not enquiries into how someone died or suffered injury, or to find out who is responsible.
Instead they:
- look at any lessons we can learn from the case about the way professionals and agencies worked together
- review the effectiveness of our safeguarding adults’ procedures
- inform and improve practice
- identify what can be done better to avoid a similar circumstance from reoccurring
The SAB aims to share learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews widely with local organisations and through National Safeguarding Network.
Safeguarding Adults Review reports
2022
2018
2016
