Please visit our dedicated family, friends, and carers webpage if you are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of an adult with care and support needs, or if you would just like to know more about adult safeguarding and the work of the Safeguarding Adults Board.
The Safeguarding Young People 17.5+ Protocol is our first joint protocol, with the West Sussex Safeguarding Children's Partnership . The protocol is for Safeguarding Young People who are aged 17.5 and above and provides details of the practice required and process to be followed, by all in West Su...
Version: 1 Published: November 2025 Review due: November 2028 Our sector learning briefing series Our sector learning briefing series has been produced to share learning from our reviews, including learning reviews and Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Each sector learning briefing is aimed at a diffe...
Contents Suicide and the Care Act 2014 Risk factors Suicidal ideation and suicidal intent Accessing support Further reading and resources Disclaimer This guidance discusses suicide, including suicidal ideation and suicidal intent. Please ensure that you use your discretion when considering whethe...
Version: 2 Date published: October 2025 Review due: October 2028 Contents Introduction Referral checklist Submitting your referral Key documents What happens next Introduction The Multi-Agency Risk Management subgroup (MARM) is a subgroup of the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board, which meets...
Contents Background and purpose Multi-agency working with multiple needs Risk assessment Mental capacity Trauma-informed approaches Self-neglect Safeguarding referrals Escalating complex cases to the Multi-Agency Risk Management subgroup Changing Futures Sussex Toolkit resources Background and pu...
Version: 1 Published: June 2026 Review due: June 2029 Our sector learning briefing series Our sector learning briefing series has been produced to share learning from our reviews, including learning reviews and Safeguarding Adults Reviews. Each sector learning briefing is aimed at a different are...
We would like to thank Newcastle Safeguarding Adults Board for sharing their guidance, ‘Identifying, preventing and responding to financial abuse’ , on which this information is based. Contents Introduction What is financial abuse? Signs you might notice What are the risk factors for financial ab...
Contents Introduction What is coercive control? What does coercive control look like? What are the risk factors for coercive control? How can we mitigate against these risks? What should I do if I am concerned about coercive control? Introduction In late 2024, we published a Safeguarding Adults R...
On this page you will find procedures and protocols to support your practice. Please note that documents denoted with an asterisk (*) contain a link to an old version of the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures website. Please access the Sussex Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures...
The Care Act 2014 sets out the criteria for a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR). Each Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) must arrange a SAR when it suspects or knows that an adult has: died because of abuse or neglect; or experienced serious abuse or neglect which has resulted in permanent harm, reduce...
