Derby Safeguarding Adults Board and

Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board

Referral Form

When completing the referral form please consult the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Procedures.

FOR ALL SAFEGUARDING REFERRALS PLEASE TELEPHONE the relevant local authority to make the referral before submitting this form.

For Derby City, please call 01332 640777 or 01332 786968 outside of office hours. You can also fax this form to Adult Social Care on 01332 643299.

For Derbyshire County, please contact Call Derbyshire on 01629 533190 or 01629 532600 outside of office hours.

If you have an email address with the following suffixes (@gsi.gov.uk, @gsx.gov.uk, @gcsx.gov.uk, @nhs.net, and @pnn.police.uk, @cjsm.net) you can email this form securely to the email addresses below: (Please note that these email inboxes are not monitored out of hours)

Derby City /
Amber Valley Area (Ripley, Alfreton, Belper) /
Bolsover Area (Clowne, Whitwell) /
Chesterfield Area /
Erewash (Long Eaton, Ilkeston) /
High Peak Area (Glossop, Buxton) /
Matlock Area /
North East Area (Clay Cross/Dronfield/ Eckington) /
South Dales Area (Ashbourne, Swadlincote, Shardlow, Willington, Hilton, Etwall) /

Please note: sending person identifiable information using the above email addresses may amount to a breach of Data Protection legislation if you do not send from a secure email address to a secure email address.

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE COMPLETED IN FULL

Any incomplete forms will be reported to agency safeguarding leads for quality assurance.

DETAILS OF THE ADULT
Name of relevant adult: / Date of Birth / Ethnic Origin
Address: / Telephone
Number:
Present location of adult if different from above:
Is the adult aware of the referral? / Yes No / If no, why not:
What does the adult want to happen as an outcome of the referral?
Have they consented to the referral? / Yes / No
Have they got Capacity under the MCA to consent? / Yes / No / Not Known
Date of assessment
Is the adult able to independently represent their views and wishes? / Yes / No
Who would the adult like to support or represent them?
Does the adult need referral to formal advocacy support or services? / Yes / No
STATUTORY SAFEGUARDING CRITERIA
What care and support needs does the adult have?
How do these needs prevent the adult keeping themself safe?
CATEGORY OF ALLEGED ABUSE/RISK OF ABUSE
Physical / Sexual / Psychological/ Emotional / Financial/Material / Discriminatory
Domestic Abuse / Sexual Exploitation / Neglect/Acts of Omission / Modern Day Slavery / Organisational
Self- Neglect
DETAILS OF ALLEGED ABUSE/RISK OF ABUSE
Details of alleged abuse/ risk of abuse/ concerns. Please give as much detail as possible about what the concerns are, what has happened and what risk of future abuse/harm has been identified (Who is involved, What has happened, Where has it happened, When did it happen, How has it happened)
What immediate safeguarding action has been taken?
Where has the alleged abuse occurred or is likely to occur
(if this is a regulated setting, please provide full address and postcode)
Date of suspected abuse: / Time of suspected abuse
Have the police already been informed? (NB: If you suspect a crime has occurred please contact the police) / Yes / If yes, what is the incident number?
No
Unknown
Date of Death (if applicable)
Does making this referral place anyone at risk of harm including other adults or children? (Think Family- please make a referral to children’s services if you have concerns for the welfare or safety of a child) / Yes No
If yes please detail
Has the abuse or neglect been directly observed? / Yes / If yes by whom?
No
Unknown
DETAILS OF THE PERSON WHO HAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED HARM
Name of person alleged to have caused harm / Date of Birth
Address
Is this person: / A carer / Family member / Partner
Professional / Stranger / Unknown/ other
Details of relationship
Is the person who has allegedly caused harm/abuse aware of the referral? / Yes / No
DETAILS OF THE PERSON MAKING THIS REFERRAL
Name of referrer and referring agency
Address
Telephone no / E-mail:
Signature of referrer / [by typing your name you are signing this electronic form]
Print name
Date alert raised in referring agency
Date form completed / Time
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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