Second national analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews: April 2019 – March 2023
This second national analysis of Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs) in England was funded by the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) as Partners in Care and Health.
The purpose of the analysis was to identify priorities for sector-led improvement as a result of learning from SARs completed between 2019 and 2023, a period of time that included the COVID-19 pandemic.
The analysis builds on the findings of the first national analysis, published in 2020, which considered learning from SARs completed between 2017 and 2019.
Taken together, the analyses provide a significant knowledge base about adult safeguarding in England across all types of abuse and neglect. They highlight both the shifts that have taken place and the challenges that endure.
The analysis is split into three stages. All three are available to download. The executive summary and six briefings are also available to read.
Stage 1 report
Case characteristics; nature of the abuse and neglect; SAR reviewing process
Stage one of the analysis considers the quantitative data from 652 review reports, reporting on the characteristics of the individuals involved, the types of abuse and neglect they experienced, and the nature of the SAR reviewing process.
Stage 2 report
Analysis of learning
Stage two focuses on the in-depth, detailed learning identified in a stratified sample of 229 SAR reports.
Stage 3 report
Conclusions and improvement priorities
The final stage of the analysis draws together conclusions from the analysis overall and identifies priorities for sector-led improvement.
Executive summary
This executive summary identifies the headline findings, drawing on the detail contained in three main reports. It also includes six briefings aimed at different key stakeholders, including individuals and families, practitioners, elected members, SAB chairs and managers, senior leaders and SAB chairs and SARs authors.
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