Safeguarding adults
What happens next?
After abuse has been reported to Hampshire County Council, the following will happen:
Within 24 hours
- Assess the seriousness of situation, appropriate level of intervention, and level of risk and action needed to ensure safety.
- Identify worker to undertake enquiry/liaison.
- If a serious/high risk situation, undertake strategy discussions with Police, CQC and other agencies and teams.
- Acknowledge the referral in writing.
- Record actions and decisions taken.
Within 7 days
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Convene a multi-agency Strategy Planning Meeting to be chaired by Adult Services. The meeting will consider the following:
- review risk status and safety issues.
- consider consent and capacity issues.
- consider legal powers potentially available to protect the alleged victim.
- agree an action plan identifying what will be investigated and by whom.
- Record actions and decisions taken.
Within 21 days
- Convene a case conference to be chaired by Adult Services.
- Review information gathered, risk status and safety issues.
- Agree and record a Protection Plan stating who will do what, timescales and monitoring and review arrangements.
- Record actions and decisions taken.
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