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Publication, Part of

Safeguarding Adults, England, 2018-19

Official statistics

Publication Date:
10 Dec 2019
Geographic Coverage:
England
Geographical Granularity:
Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs), Regions
Date Range:
01 Apr 2018 to 31 Mar 2019

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Summary

This publication provides the findings from the Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC) for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. Safeguarding Adults is a statutory duty for Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities in England under the Care Act 2014, in order to safeguard adults from abuse or neglect. The data is collected directly from these councils, also known as ‘local authorities’ in this publication.

The aim of this publication is to inform users about aspects of safeguarding activity at national, regional and local level. It is labelled as Experimental Statistics as, due to local variation in how safeguarding activity is defined and reported, there are limitations in the interpretation and usage of the data.

The Adult Social Care Analytical Hub, which is an interactive business intelligence tool published alongside the data tables, presents further insight of the data, including breakdowns by local authority.

Safeguarding concerns

415,050 concerns of abuse were raised during 2018-19, an increase of 5.2% on the previous year.

Section 42 enquiries

The number of Section 42 enquiries that commenced during the year increased by 8.7% to 143,390 and involved 116,230 individuals.

Other safeguarding enquiries

The number of Other enquiries increased by 1.8% to 18,540 during the same period.

Type and location of risk

The most common type of risk in Section 42 enquiries that concluded in the year was Neglect and Acts of Omission, which accounted for 31.4% of risks, and the most common location of the risk was the person’s own home at 44.8%.

Outcomes

In 89.0% of concluded Section 42 enquiries where a risk was identified, the reported outcome was that risk was reduced or removed.

Key Facts

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