Safeguarding Adult Policies and Procedures

Pan-Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Policies and Procedures

Follow the links below to access the multi-agency procedures for Pan-Lancashire (Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Safeguarding Adults Boards). This is designed to support good practice in meeting the requirements of the Care Act 2014.

Pan-Lancashire - Safeguarding Adults Multi-Agency Policy

Pan-Lancashire - Resolving Professionals Disagreements (Escalation Policy) - Extract

Pan-Lancashire - Anti Slavery Partnership Toolkit

Pan-Lancashire Children and Adults Safeguarding Overarching Tier 1 Data Sharing Agreement

Partnership Risk Forum

The Partnership Risk Forum (PRF) supports professionals working with adults who have multiple or complex needs and face significant, increasing risks that have not been sufficiently reduced through usual single-agency or multi-agency arrangements. It provides a senior-level, multi-agency forum for collaborative, strengths-based and person-centred consideration of the circumstances, helping partners to share information, explore barriers and agree coordinated recommendations and actions.

The PRF is intended as a last-resort escalation route and does not replace safeguarding processes, agencies’ statutory responsibilities or established risk-management pathways. Referrals should only be made once relevant assessments, multi-disciplinary working, management oversight and escalation options have been exhausted, and must be authorised by an appropriate senior manager. The forum considers how risks can be reduced, identifies a suitable lead professional and supports agencies to develop and review a clear, measurable action plan.

Partnership Risk Forum - Terms of Reference

Partnership Risk Forum - Referral Form

Lancashire Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB) Policies and Procedures

LSAB Guidance for Safeguarding Concerns

Appendix 1 - Safeguarding Concerns Record of Action

Appendix 2 - Safeguarding concerns following a fall

Appendix 3 - Safeguarding concerns following medication error (Interactive Guide - Medication Errors)

Appendix 4 - Safeguarding concerns following an incident (Service User on Service User)

Appendix 5 - Safeguarding concerns for financial abuse

Appendix 6 - Safeguarding concerns following unsatisfactory hospital discharge

Safeguarding Concern Checklist

Complaints Policy