Safeguarding Adults Reviews

What are Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs)

Safeguarding Adults Reviews are not inquiries into how someone died or suffered injury, or to find out who is responsible.

They:

look at any lessons we can learn from the case about the way all local professionals and agencies worked together
review the effectiveness of our safeguarding adults policy and protocols
inform and improve local safeguarding practice for all agencies involved
deliver an overview report and recommendations for future action.

KMSAB Policy, Procedures and Guidance for SARs

For more information on how SARs are carried out in Kent and Medway, read the KMSAB Policy, Procedures and Guidance for Safeguarding Adult Reviews alongside the following documents:

- Appendix A - SAR Referral Form (to request a Safeguarding Adult Review referral form, email KMSAB@kent.gov.uk)
- Appendix B - Summary of Agency Involvement Form
- Appendix C - Checklist for determining if a SAR referral meets the criteria
- Appendix D - Terms of reference
- Appendix E - IMR template
- Appendix F - SAR overview report template
- Appendix G - SAR action plan template
- Appendix H - SOP for Internal SAR QA process
- Appendix I - Learning briefing document
- SAR Sign Off Quality Markers

Do not use the SAR referral form to report abuse. If you have concerns about an adult, visit our 'Report Abuse' page for more information.

Content of a referral

A referral is your gateway into a service that you or the individual has identified that they need. A referral without the right information can result in time wasted, health and / or social needs deterioration, reactive escalation and most importantly the right support not being offered. Take a look at the 'why the content of any referral is so important' document which provides guidance on how to effectively complete a referral.

Published Safeguarding Adults Reviews

These documents have been anonymised. Any names included in these documents are fictitious.

Please note this list is a summary of the themes and not exhaustive. The reports should be viewed to access the full recommendations for each review.

Safeguarding Adults Review:	Recommendations relating to:
Simone Overview report Learning briefing Video	Suicide prevention Multi-agency working Communication between agencies and information sharing
Patsy Overview report Learning briefing Video	Think Family
Rivers Overview report Learning briefing	Safe discharge Making Safeguarding Personal Communication between agencies and information sharing, including transfer of care
Glen Overview report Learning briefing Video	Self-neglect Making Safeguarding Personal Legal literacy
Stuart Overview report Learning briefing	Safe discharge Carers Legal literacy Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions
Nik Overview report Learning briefing Video	Making Safeguarding Personal Safe discharge Legal literacy Suicide Prevention
Nora Overview report Learning briefing	Whole family approach Making Safeguarding Personal Carers Multi-disciplinary meetings
Norman Overview report Learning briefing	Multi-agency working Legal Literacy Self-neglect Carers Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Safe discharge Communication between agencies and information sharing
Linda Overview report Learning briefing Video	Multi-agency working Legal Literacy Self-neglect
Adam Overview report Learning briefing Video	Self-neglect Professional curiosity
Derek Overview report Learning briefing Video	Self-neglect Safe discharge
Stephen Overview report Learning briefing	Suicide Prevention Legal literacy Making Safeguarding Personal
Olivia Overview report Learning briefing	Barriers to engagement
Akram Overview report Learning Briefing Video - KMSAB Open Session 10.10.23	Communication between agencies and information sharing
Terry Overview report Learning Briefing Video	Self-neglect Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Multi-agency working
Charlie Overview report Learning Briefing	Carers Awareness of KMSAB policy and procedures Self-neglect
Ethan Overview report Learning Briefing	Legal literacy Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Communication between agencies and information sharing
Rosie and Emma Overview report	Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Suicide Multi-agency working Legal literacy Homelessness Think Family
Pablo Overview report	Record keeping Literacy and communication needs
Brian Overview report	Safe discharge Self-neglect Housing
Brett Overview report Video Sibling on Sibling Domestic Abuse Awareness Briefing Managing Diabetes and Mental Health Briefing	Self-neglect Carers
Peter Overview report	Self-neglect and Hoarding Carers
Robin Overview report Executive Summary	Self-neglect Barriers to engagement
Thomas Overview report	Safe discharge Multi-agency working Information sharing
Alice Overview report	Making Safeguarding Personal Carers
Ken Overview report	Self-neglect Carers Safe discharge Information sharing Making Safeguarding Personal
Laurence Overview report	Referral forms Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Making Safeguarding Personal Multi-agency working Self-neglect Awareness of KMAB Policy and Procedures Supervision, practice and performance Carers
Elizabeth Eastley Overview report Video	Literacy and communication needs Self-neglect Professional Curiosity
Leon Overview report	Alcohol and Substance Dependency/co-occurring conditions Self-neglect
David Overview report	Multi-agency working Suicide Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Referral forms
Caroline Overview report	Safe discharge Did not attend/was not brought
Carl Overview report	Information sharing Barriers to engagement Safe discharge
Lee Overview report	Self-neglect Making Safeguarding Personal
Jack Overview report	Self-neglect Referral forms Safe discharge
Harpreet Overview report	Literacy and communication needs
Jodie Overview report Coercive Control Case Study	Legal literacy
James Overview report	Suicide
Mark Overview report	Safe discharge Multi-agency working Carers Supervision, Practice & Performance Management
Douglas Overview report	Safe discharge Literacy and communication needs Legal literacy Self-neglect Alcohol and substance dependency/co-occurring conditions Awareness of KMSAB policies and procedures
Simon Overview report Addendum (January 2022)	Information sharing
Gordon Fields Overview report	Making Safeguarding Personal Mental Capacity Carers Professional curiosity
Ian Overview report	Barriers to engagement Multi-agency working Safe discharge Information sharing
Trevor Overview report	Making Safeguarding Personal Awareness of KMSAB policies and procedures
Robert Bolton Overview report	Self-neglect Legal literacy Carers Supervision, Practice & Performance Management
Charlotte Burton Executive Summary Professional Curiosity Briefing	Multi-agency working Risk management Record keeping
Thematic Case Review Overview report	Self-neglect
Barriers to Engagement Briefing Learning briefing	Barriers to engagement (Joint learning from SARs/DHRs/SCRs)
Malcolm Foreman Overview report	Barriers to engagement Self-neglect
Harold Garrett Overview report	Mental capacity Awareness of KMSAB policies and procedures Safe discharge Self-neglect Referral forms
Mrs D Executive summary	Self-neglect Mental capacity Information sharing Risk management
Mrs Violet Hughes Executive summary	Mental capacity Multi-agency working Information sharing
Mrs C Executive summary	Record keeping Safe discharge Multi-agency working Mental capacity