Information Sharing With Regards To Safeguarding Adult Reviews

As part of the statutory function of the Safeguarding Adults Board there is a requirement to conduct Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SAR) when a situation has arisen that meets the criteria for commissioning a SAR under s44 of the Care Act.

All agencies, statutory or otherwise, have a Duty to cooperate with a SAR, including through the gathering and sharing of information as requested by the Safeguarding Adults Board, in order that its statutory function can be discharged.

The sharing of information should include the value of working closely with extended family members. Information should be sought from extended families and carers to inform assessments as a matter of course, unless there are clear reasons why it is not appropriate to do so.