Safeguarding Adult Reviews
A Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) takes place following the death or serious injury of an adult as a result of harm, abuse or neglect. The review looks at whether partner agencies could have worked more effectively to protect the adult.
Under the Care and Support Guidance (Department of Health, Care & Support Statutory Guidance, issued under the Care Act 2014), a Safeguarding Adults Board must conduct a review. The board will decide what review process will promote effective learning and improvement to prevent future deaths or serious harm occurring again.
Find out more
The attached information leaflet provides a summary of Safeguarding Adult Reviews, including:
- What a SAR is and why do we do them
- When a SAR referral should be made
- How to submit a referral
- What happens after a referral
- Who is involved in a SAR
- Your professional role in the SAR process; and
- What happens once a SAR is completed.
Making a SAR referral
Referrals can be made by any professional or agency involved in adult safeguarding. Please read the above information leaflet, and consider the below before making a referral.
A SAR referral should be made if there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively together to protect the individual, and one of the following is met:
- An adult has died and there is reason to believe this is as a result of abuse or neglect; or
- An adult is alive but has experienced serious harm and there is reason to believe this is as a result of abuse or neglect.
Please contact BSAB@blackpool.gov.uk to request the SAR Referral form.
Overview Reports
SAR Overview reports are published for a period of 12 months. Requests for reports that are "no longer published" should be requested from us by email or in writing.
There are no Overview reports published at this time
Multi Agency Reflective Reviews
The purpose of a Multi Agency Reflective Review (MARR) is to seek assurance and expedite learning, exchange knowledge using a collaborative approach, building on actions from previous SARs and identifying further actions required on a multi-agency level.
A MARR will be considered when the:
- Consideration panel agree a referral has met/or not met the criteria for a SAR, and learning is identified;
- A SAR has previously been undertaken which identified similar learning; and/or
- Timeframe covers a very short period of time.
Learning Briefs
Learning briefs are published to summarise learning and provide guidance to practitioners.