4.4 Stage 4: Outcome of an Enquiry

One outcome of the safeguarding enquiry may be the formulation of a person-centred safeguarding plan (My Plan) for the adult at risk. This will be the responsibility of the relevant agencies to implement and should be overseen by an appropriate individual or organisation. The purpose of the plan is to ensure a person-centred approach to managing risk that is sustainable and only involves those who need to be involved or those that the adult chooses to be involved.

See Stage 5: Safeguarding Plans and Reviews

If the enquiry was completed by another person or organisation on behalf of the local authority, the outcome must be notified to the Responsible Manager within the Adult Social Care Team who must review the enquiry report submitted and where necessary challenge the outcome of an enquiry if is believed that the process and or/outcome of the enquiry is unsatisfactory.

In consultation with the adult and partner agencies, the Responsible Manager will determine that all outcomes have been achieved and whether there is a need for a Safeguarding Plan to be developed, the outcome of which should be recorded. This could be as part of a Multi- Agency Safeguarding meeting to which the adult and their advocate must be invited to attend.