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Understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern (Local Government Association) (Thresholds)

This page considers frequently asked questions (FAQs) raised during webinar sessions (December 2020 to March 2021, LGA ADASS), the subject of which was the suggested multi-agency framework to support understanding what constitutes a safeguarding concern (LGA/ADASS, 2020). This is referred to as ‘the concerns framework’ throughout.

An intention to review (in 2021) is included in the concerns framework. Until then, this FAQ serves to clarify areas of uncertainty and those which merit emphasising. The review will build on this.

These questions and responses are intended for use alongside the framework itself to support anyone involved in safeguarding adults from abuse. The questions reflect challenges highlighted across all sectors at webinars. The responses help in considering how any presenting risk can be addressed, whether within or outside safeguarding adults processes. All organisations working with adults, as well as those who may be in need of care and support, their families, carers, and communities, need a common understanding of the circumstances that should lead to raising a safeguarding concern to the local authority, and support and reassurance too about the circumstances where other actions, outside of safeguarding processes, may be required.

These questions alongside the framework itself form a basis for local discussion towards achieving that common understanding.

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