The Safeguarding Adults Collection records details about safeguarding activity for adults aged 18 and over in England, reported to, or identified by, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs or local authorities).

<span>The Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC) records details about safeguarding activity for adults aged 18 and over in England, reported to, or identified by, Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs or local authorities). The collection includes demographic information about the adults at risk and details of the incidents that have been alleged.
The SAC is an updated version of the Safeguarding Adults Return (SAR) which collected safeguarding data for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 reporting periods.</span>


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Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC)

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achievedOutcomes

Looks at whether desired outcomes have been achieved is part of Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP). The process for deciding whether an outcome has been achieved will be different for different local authorities. Ideally the adult at risk or their representative should identify whether their outcomes have been met but sometimes it is the safeguarding team that would make this decision. We would not expect 100 per cent of expressed outcomes to be achieved.

Achieved Outcomes

ageGroupSAC

The age of the individual on the last day of the reporting period or age at the time of death if an individual has died. Where the age of an individual has not been recorded, please record them in the Not Known column. We only expect this category to be used in a minority of cases.

Age Group (SAC)

concludedEnquires

When the safeguarding investigation is complete and the conclusions and actions have been decided.  Only enquiries that concluded within this reporting year should be recorded.  This can include cases that began in a previous reporting period.

Concluded Enquires

desiredOutcomes

Looks at whether desired outcomes have been achieved is part of Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP). Desired outcomes are the wishes of the adult at risk or their representative which have been expressed at some point during the information gathering or enquiry phases.

Desired Outcomes

ethnicitySAC

The ethnicity categories are based on those established by the Office for National Statistics and used in the 2011 Census, as well as including additional classifications of 'Refused' and 'Undeclared / Not Known'.

Ethnicity (SAC)

genderSAC

The gender the individual considers themselves to be. This is either male or female, and in the case of transgender, it should be recorded as the preference of the individual concerned.

Gender (SAC)

locationOfRisk

Describes where the alleged safeguarding incident took place.

Location of risk

mentalCapacityStatus

Detailing, for each enquiry, whether the adult at risk lacked capacity to make decisions related to the safeguarding enquiry.

Mental Capacity Status

primarySupportReasonSAC

Primary Support Reasons (PSRs) describe what type of support is being provided to the adult at risk. We would expect PSR to be determined through a social care assessment or review and then recorded on the local system. We do not expect local authorities to assess PSRs as part of the safeguarding process and therefore would expect PSR data to be taken from existing information on the local care management system.

Primary Support Reason (SAC)

reportedHealthCondition

Reported Health Conditions (RHCs) are the reasons why support is provided to the adult at risk. A RHC relates to an illness, disability or condition affecting the client - and diagnosed by a healthcare professional - that contributes to the client's need for support. Individuals should only have a RHC on the local system if they are receiving support. However, not all individuals who receive support will have a RHC.
We would expect RHCs to be recorded on the local system as part of a social care assessment or review. We do not expect local authorities to assess RHCs as part of the safeguarding process and therefore we would expect RHC data to be taken from existing information on the local care management system.

Reported Health Condition

riskAssessmentOutcomes

Was a risk identified and was any action taken / planned to be taken?

Risk Assessment Outcomes

riskOutcomes

Where a risk was identified, what was the outcome / expected outcome when the case was concluded? This describes what happened to the risk being actioned. It is the decision of the safeguarding officer as to which option to record but the views of the individual at risk (or the person acting in their best interests) and other colleagues should be considered where possible.

Risk Outcomes

safeguardingActivity

Safeguarding Activity relates to cases as opposed to individuals (unlike Individuals Involved in Safeguarding Activity). Collects distinct counts of the following:
• Total Number of Safeguarding Concerns received during the reporting period
• Total Number of Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries commenced during the reporting period
• Total Number of Other Safeguarding Enquiries commenced during the reporting period
Please note that these counts relate to cases and not individuals

Safeguarding Activity

safeguardingAdultReviews

When an adult at risk dies from or suffers from serious harm, a SAR is conducted to identify how local professionals and organisations can improve the way they work together. A Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) would usually make the decision to instigate a SAR and a report will be produced to document the findings and recommendations. This is a count of SARs which concluded during the reporting year.

Safeguarding Adult Reviews 1

safeguardingAdultReviews2

When an adult at risk dies from or suffers from serious harm, a SAR is conducted to identify how local professionals and organisations can improve the way they work together. A Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) would usually make the decision to instigate a SAR and a report will be produced to document the findings and recommendations. This is a count of individuals involved in SARs which concluded during the reporting year.

Safeguarding Adult Reviews 2

sourceOfRisk

The source of risk refers to the person who is suspected of carrying out abuse.  If a concluded enquiry has determined that there is more than one source of risk, there should be a count for each source type in these tables.

Source of Risk

typeOfRisk

The type of risk describes the nature of the allegations made, such as physical or sexual. Multiple types of risk can be included in this table; please record one count for each different type and source.

Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC)

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