This section covers procedures relating to the roles and responsibilities of practitioners, if the adult at risk requires longer-term actions to protect them from abuse or neglect and/or an investigation process into the case has concluded.
The adult protection conference: the rationale and aims are outlined and the adult protection conference: roles and responsibilities specified including:
attendance of practitioners
practitioners undertaking investigations
frequency of meetings
preparing agency reports
sharing reports with the adult at risk
the agenda
keeping a record of the adult protection conference.
The adult at risk should participate in the conference so guidance is provided on:
promoting participation at the conference
managing engagement for the adult at risk who does not wish to attend the conference
family members
the person alleged to have caused abuse or neglect.
A key consideration for practitioners is information-sharing and guidance is provided on:
confidentiality and the sharing of information at the conference
practitioner requests to withhold confidential information
circumstances when information should be disclosed.