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 Care Act 2014 states that Safeguarding Adult Boards have a statutory responsibility to arrange a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) when an adult dies as a result of abuse or neglect (whether known or suspected), where there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively toge...
On this page you will find information about the Ann Craft Trust themes for Safeguarding Adults Week 2025, which took place from 17-21 November 2025. This year's theme was 'Prevention: Act before Abuse'. Change the conversation | Monday 17 November 2025 Prevention in practice | Tuesday 18 November...
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...
On this page you will find a summary of the learning resources, reports, and other materials published by the West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board in the last three months. Please refer to this page for anything that you may have missed. November 2025 Suicide Concerns around suicidal ideation a...
Here you can find our latest newsletters, bringing you all the headlines and new policies, procedures and guidance from your West Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board. Issue 41 | December 2025 In this issue: NEW: Think Family guidance NEW: Support schemes in West Sussex NEW: Guidance on identifying s...
On this page you will find resources which relate to specific areas of safeguarding 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 Polic...
Develop your understanding of key adult safeguarding themes, and working as part of an effective multi-agency team. Summary guidance: multi-agency working (PDF, 175KB) Exploring concerned curiosity (PDF, 202KB) Exploring person-centred approaches (PDF, 279KB) Exploring risk assessment (PDF, 163...
Version: 4 Published: December 2025 Review due: November 2028 Contents Introduction The guiding principles Roles and responsibilities The provider concerns stages Stage 1: Decision to initiate provider concern Stage 2: Initial provider concerns meeting Stage 3: Findings meeting Stage 4: Quality a...
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...
