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Concluded section 42 safeguarding enquiries where the adult at risk lacked capacity according to the mental capacity assessment outcome and where support was provided by an advocate, family member or friend (11398) Metric type
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- Number of mental capacity assessment outcomes for concluded Section 42 safeguarding enquiries, where the adult at risk was judged to lack capacity to make decisions related to the safeguarding enquiry, and where support was provided by an advocate, family member or friend. The Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC) records safeguarding activity relating to adults aged 18 and over with care and support needs in England. Data are recorded by safeguarding teams based in local authorities and submitted to NHS Digital through a secure data collection system. This annex relates to tables SG3A and SG4A of the return which concern Mental Capacity and Making Safeguarding Personal for concluded Section 42 enquiries.
Mental Capacity - This refers to the capacity to make decisions about the safeguarding incident. For every enquiry in which an individual lacks the capacity to make decisions about their safeguarding incident, practitioners should ensure that appropriate support is provided. This support can come from a friend, family member, carer or an independent advocate where necessary.
Concluded Section 42 safeguarding enquiries - When the safeguarding investigation is complete and the conclusions and actions have been decided. Only enquiries that concluded within this reporting year should be recorded. This can include cases that began in a previous reporting period.
- Modified
- 28 Nov 2020
- Data last updated
- 18 Sep 2023
- Short label
- Section 42 safeguarding enquiries where the adult at risk lacked mental capacity and where support was provided
- Status
- Live
- Output precision
- 0
- Polarity
- a high value is good
- Measure
- Enquiries
- Dataset
- Mental capacity assessment outcomes for concluded Section 42 safeguarding enquiries
- Collection
- Safeguarding Adults, England
- Source
- NHS Digital
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