Learning briefings and safeguarding reviews

A series of Learning Briefings and Safeguarding Adult Review (SARs) are available to access below.

Before reading these briefings and reviews you may find the following safeguarding definitions to be useful.

What is a MARM?

A MARM is a Multi-Agency Risk Management meeting.

These meetings provide an opportunity for professionals involved with an individual / family to come together not only to share information, but also to help determine the direction of a case and agree a plan moving forward.

What is a Section 42/S42?

This is a formal adult safeguarding Enquiry (under the Care Act) otherwise known as an Section 42 or a statutory safeguarding enquiry.

Only the Local Authority can instigate a Section 42 enquiry, and this is normally in response to safeguarding concerns reported to them by partners. A Section 42 enquiry involves a variety of actions undertaken (often multi agency) in response to an abuse or neglect concern for an adult with care and support needs who is unable to protect themselves from the abuse/neglect or the risk of it.

Every year the Fire Safety Development Group (FSDG) publishes an annual learning briefing. The briefing is an annual learning summary taken from cases reviewed by the FSDG members throughout the year. This is shared with all FSDG members and the 4 Local Safeguarding Adults Boards (4LSAB) across Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and IOW, who then distribute this learning across a broad range of statutory and non-statutory partner agencies.

Read the FSDG Annual Learning Briefing 2021

Read the FSDG Annual Learning Briefing 2022

Read the FSDG Annual Learning Briefing 2023

Read the FSDG Annual Learning Briefing 2024

A Safeguarding Adults Review is a Statutory Requirement for a Safeguarding Adults Board under the Care Act 2014. They must complete a review when an adult has died or experiences serious harm; there is reason to suspect abuse or neglect was associated; and there are concerns for how agencies worked together.

Latest Safeguarding Adults Review

Hampshire Safeguarding Adults Board (HSAB) published a Safeguarding Adults Review following a tragedy involving emollient creams which sadly resulted in a fire death of an elderly gentleman named George.

You can read the full review here.