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Appendix One Terms of Reference (REDACTED)

Safeguarding Adults Review
Case 5/18
Josh
Terms of Reference and Scope
1. Introduction

A SAB must undertake reviews of serious cases in specified circumstances. Section 44 of the Care Act
2014 sets out the criteria for a Safeguarding Adults Review (SAR):

A SAB must arrange for there to be a review of a case involving an adult in its area with needs for care
and support (whether or not the Local Authority has been meeting any of those needs) if—

(a) there is reasonable cause for concern about how the SAB, members of it or other persons with
relevant functions worked together to safeguard the adult, and

(b) condition 1 or 2 is met.
Condition 1 is met if—
(a) the adult has died, and

(b) the SAB knows or suspects that the death resulted from abuse or neglect (whether or not it knew
about or suspected the abuse or neglect before the adult died).

Condition 2 is met if—
(a) the adult is still alive, and

(b) the SAB knows or suspects that the adult has experienced serious abuse or neglect.

A SAB may arrange for there to be a review of any other case involving an adult in its area with needs
for care and support (whether or not the Local Authority has been meeting any of those needs).

Each member of the SAB must co-operate in and contribute to the carrying out of a review under this
section with a view to—

(a) identifying the lessons to be learnt from the adult’s case, and
(b) applying those lessons to future cases.

The Care Act Statutory Guidance 2014 states that in the context of SAR’s “something can be
considered serious abuse or neglect where, for example the individual would have been likely to have
died but for an intervention, or has suffered permanent harm or has reduced capacity or quality of life
(whether because of physical or psychological effects) as a result of the abuse or neglect”.

All Safeguarding Adults Reviews will reflect the 6 safeguarding principles as set out in the Care Act and
TSAB multi-agency procedures. In addition, SARs will:

 Take place within a culture of continuous learning and improvement across the organisations that
work together to safeguard and promote the wellbeing and empowerment of adults, identifying
opportunities to draw on what works and promote good practice;
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