S. 44 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(o) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2015/995)

Pt. 1 modified (1.4.2015) by The Care and Support (Isles of Scilly) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/642), arts. 1, 2(2)(a); S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(a)

Pt. 1 applied in part (with modifications) (1.4.2015 coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1)) by The Care and Support (Children's Carers) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/305), regs. 1(1), 2(1)(a)(2), 4-12; S.I. 2015/993, art. 2(q)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/23/section/44/2018-04-11Care Act 2014An Act to make provision to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for carers; to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect; to make provision about care standards; to establish and make provision about Health Education England; to establish and make provision about the Health Research Authority; to make provision about integrating care and support with health services; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-18Expert Participation2018-04-11PART 1Care and supportSafeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect
44Safeguarding adults reviews(1)

An SAB must arrange for there to be a review of a case involving an adult in its area with needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority has been meeting any of those needs) if—

(a)

there is reasonable cause for concern about how the SAB, members of it or other persons with relevant functions worked together to safeguard the adult, and

(b)

condition 1 or 2 is met.

(2)

Condition 1 is met if—

(a)

the adult has died, and

(b)

the SAB knows or suspects that the death resulted from abuse or neglect (whether or not it knew about or suspected the abuse or neglect before the adult died).

(3)

Condition 2 is met if—

(a)

the adult is still alive, and

(b)

the SAB knows or suspects that the adult has experienced serious abuse or neglect.

(4)

An SAB may arrange for there to be a review of any other case involving an adult in its area with needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority has been meeting any of those needs).

(5)

Each member of the SAB must co-operate in and contribute to the carrying out of a review under this section with a view to—

(a)

identifying the lessons to be learnt from the adult's case, and

(b)

applying those lessons to future cases.

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