Our safeguarding adults board (SAB) must carry out a safeguarding adults review (SAR) when an adult with care and support needs has died or suffered serious harm and:
- it is suspected or known that the cause was neglect or abuse (including self-neglect)
- there is concern that agencies could have worked better to protect the adult
The SAB may also carry out a SAR in other cases concerning adults with care and support needs. The purpose is to identify learning that can drive change that will prevent harm occurring in future similar circumstances.
We publish SARs we have carried out in the last five years. These are:
