The West of Scotland Inter Agency Support and Protection Practice Guidance provides an overview of the process to support and protect when harm happens to an adult at risk. It details the action to be taken by agencies when harm is identified; the timescales for referrals; the process of inquiries and investigations and case conferences.
This booklet provides a brief overview of the procedures used in West Dunbartonshire and should be used as guidance only.
A Large Scale Investigation is a multi-agency response to circumstances where there may be two or more adults at risk of harm within a care service (this includes residential care, day care, home based care or a healthcare setting). The Chief Social Work Officer or Director will be alerted to all large scale investigations at the earliest opportunity
The purpose of a serious case review is not to apportion blame, but to establish whether there are learning points that can be identified from the circumstances of the case and look at how such points can be disseminated and used to improve practice.
Working together to protect adults interagency guidelines
The toolkit has a wide range of resources to use which have been developed and reviewed by a number of agencies and professionals.
West Dunbartonshire Adult Protection Committee Executive Summary Minutes of Meeting - 21 January 2015
