Safeguarding adults reviews
If you’re concerned about an adult or if you’re experiencing harm
If the person you’re concerned about lives in Hackney:
Report a concern about an adult living in Hackney
If the person you’re concerned about lives in the City:
- call 020 7332 1224
- email adultsduty@cityoflondon.gov.uk
More about raising a concern
A safeguarding adults review (SAR) is a multi-agency learning process. It aims to identify and promote good practice, effective learning and recommendations for future practice so that deaths or serious harm can be prevented from happening again.
Its purpose is not to investigate how a death or serious incident happened or to hold any individual or organisation to account. Other processes exist for that, including: coroner’s and criminal proceedings, disciplinary procedures, employment law and systems of service and professional regulation, such as CQC and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council, and the General Medical Council.
The City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board must arrange a SAR:
- when an adult in its areas dies as a result of abuse or neglect, whether known or suspected, and there is concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively to protect the adult
- if an adult in its area has not died, but the board knows or suspects that the adult has experienced serious abuse or neglect – eg the individual would have been likely to die but for an intervention, or has suffered permanent harm or has reduced capacity or quality of life (whether because of physical or psychological effects) as a result of the abuse or neglect
- in any other situations involving an adult in its area with needs for care and support
Make a SAR referral
Any individual (member of the public or professional) or agency, may refer a case using the referral form below. Please read the guidance before making a referral.
- CHSAB SAR referral form
- local safeguarding adult review (SAR) protocol
- safeguarding adult review quality markers checklist (PDF 380kb)
- SAR leaflet for families (PDF 205kb)
JL SAR, Sept 2024
See JL SAR 7 minute briefing (google doc)
John SAR, March 2023
See John SAR report (google doc)
See John SAR 7 minute briefing (google doc)
Daniel SAR, November 2022
See Daniel SAR report (google doc)
See Daniel SAR 7 minute briefing (google doc)
Philip SAR, September 2022
Mr EF SAR, March 2021
- Mr EF SAR report (PDF 350kb)
- Mr EF community briefing (google doc)
- Mr EF SAR 7 minute briefing (google doc)
MS SAR, January 2021
- MS SAR report (PDF 452kb)
- MS SAR community briefing (PDF 35kb)
- MS SAR 7 minute briefing (PDF google doc)
- MS SAR learning event video
Jo-Jo SAR, June 2019
- Jojo SAR final report (PDF 726kb)
- Jojo SAR executive summary (PDF 97kb)
- Jojo SAR 7 minute briefing (PDF 262kb)