Safeguarding Adults, England (SAE)
Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
| Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
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| Receipt; | Count of adult safeguarding reviews | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Safeguarding Adult Reviews – Count of Safeguarding Adult Reviews This measure was answered for the following data catagories: – One or More Individuals Died |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Ethnic origin breakdown of safeguarding enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Gender and Ethnic Origin – Ethnic origin – This is broken into seven data items: White |
Number of cases by ethnic group given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being physical support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Physical Support |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being sensory support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Sensory Support |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being memory and cognition support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Support with Memory & Cognition |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being learning disability support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Learning Disability Support |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being mental health support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Mental Health Support |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being social support | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Social Support |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason not known | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – Not Known |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of enquiries by health condition without Asperger's syndrome | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Reported Health Condition – Learning, Developmental or Intellectual Disability (Autism excluding Asperger’s Syndrome/ High Functioning Autism) |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of enquiries by health condition with Asperger's syndrome | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Reported Health Condition – Learning, Developmental or Intellectual Disability (Asperger’s Syndrome/ High Functioning Autism) |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Risk of lacking capacity to make decisions | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Mental Capacity Assessment Outcomes for Concluded Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries – For each enquiry, was the adult at risk lacking capacity to make decisions related to the safeguarding enquiry? For this measure, cases were recorded, by region, under the following data categories: – Yes, they lacked capacity |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Were users asked about desired outcomes | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Making Safeguarding Personal Responses for Concluded Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries For each enquiry, was the individual or individual’s representative asked what their desired outcomes were? This measure was answered under the following data catagories: – Yes, they were asked and outcomes were expressed |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Were desired outcomes achieved | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Making Safeguarding Personal Responses for Concluded Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries Of the enquiries recorded as Yes in row 1 of this table, in how many of these cases were the desired outcomes achieved? This measure was answered for the following data catagories: |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of primary support reason being no support reason. | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Primary Support Reason – No Support Reason |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of action taken on identified abuse risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – Risk identified and action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of no action taken on identified abuse risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – Risk identified and no action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of action taken upon inconclusive assessment of identified abuse risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – Risk – Assessment inconclusive and action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of no action taken upon inconclusive assessment of identified abuse risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – Risk – Assessment inconclusive and no action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of action taken after no risk identified for service user | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – No risk identified and action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of no action taken after no risk identified for service user | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – No risk identified and no action taken |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of enquiry ceased at user's request and no action taken | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – Enquiry ceased at individual’s request and no action taken |
“””Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of risk remaining to user after risk identified | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – ‘Where a risk was identified, what was the outcome / expected outcome when the case was concluded? – Risk Remained |
“””Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of risk reduced for user after risk identified | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – ‘Where a risk was identified, what was the outcome / expected outcome when the case was concluded? – Risk Reduced |
“””Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of risk removed for user after risk identified | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Risk Assessment Outcome and Risk Outcome – ‘Where a risk was identified, what was the outcome / expected outcome when the case was concluded? – Risk Removed |
“””Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Age breakdown of safeguarding enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries per 100,000 Adults by Age Group and Age Standardised Rate: This measure is split into the following data items: |
Number of cases by age group given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Gender breakdown of safeguarding enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Individuals Involved in Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries by Gender and Ethnic Origin – Gender. This is broken into three data items: Male |
Number of cases by gender group given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of abuse where individual unknown to user is source of risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Source of risk – Other – Unknown to Individual |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of abuse where individual known to user is source of risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Source of risk – Other – Known to Individual |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of abuse where social care provider is source of risk | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Source of risk – Service Provider |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Other locations of abuse of social care users | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Location of risk – Other |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of social care user abuse in community hospitals | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Location of risk – Hospital – Community |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of social care user abuse in mental health hospital services | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Location of risk – Hospital – Mental Health |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of social care user abuse in acute hospitals. | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Location of risk – Hospital – Acute |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of abuse in residential care homes | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Location of risk – Care Home – Residential |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of discriminatory abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Discriminatory Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Counts of Safeguarding Activity – Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of financial or material abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Financial or Material Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of psychological abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Psychological Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of sexual abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Sexual Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of physical abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Physical Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of total concluded section 42 enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Total Concluded Section 42 Enquiries |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Combined count of Section 42 Safeguarding + Other Safeguarding Enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Counts of Safeguarding Activity – Total Enquiries (Section 42 Safeguarding Enquiries + Other Safeguarding Enquiries) |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of other safeguarding enquiries | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Counts of Safeguarding Activity – Other Safeguarding Enquiries |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Counts of safeguarding concerns | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Counts of Safeguarding Activity – Count of Safeguarding Concerns |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of organisational abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Organisational Abuse |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of neglect and acts of omission | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Neglect and Acts of Omission |
Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of domestic abuse | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Domestic Abuse |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of sexual exploitation | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Sexual Exploitation |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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| Receipt; | Count of modern slavery | 2020 | 16-120 | 16 | 120 | Local authority professional | No | Past year | 2020-21 Sweep | No | Count of Concluded Section 42 Enquiries by Type, Location and Source of Risk – Type of risk – Modern Slavery |
“Number of cases given for each of the listed regions: England (TOTAL) |
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Overview
Aims
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. Data is collected directly from these councils, also known as ‘local authorities’. The aim of the data is to inform users about aspects of safeguarding activity at national, regional and local level.
Institution
NHS Digital
Geographic coverage - Nations
England;
Start date
2009
Minimum age at recruitment
0
Sample Size
541,535
Sample
Study design
Annual return
Sample details
Numbers of cases of particular safeguarding concerns are collected from local authority managers.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Social care users
Sample size at most recent sweep
Varied (they measure by number of concerns, not people. Number of concerns at most recent sweep is 541535)
Data
Data Access
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
https://data.gov.uk/search?filters%5Bpublisher%5D=NHS+Digital
Complementary Data
Genetic Data Collected
Linked Data
No
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults
Notes
Related Measures
Ethnicity and race,
Study Code
SAE
Reference paper(s)
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/safeguarding-adults#past-publications
Funders
DoHSC NHSdigital