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Adult Practice Reviews

Safeguarding Adult Practice Reviews are carried out on behalf of the North Wales Safeguarding Adults Board. They are a way for all partner agencies to identify the lessons that can be learned from particularly complex or difficult Safeguarding Adults cases and to implement changes to improve services in the light of these lessons.

Report summaries and recommendations from Safeguarding Adult Reviews are published on the North Wales Safeguarding Adults Web pages

APR’s – The Purpose:

Reviews must be considered where an adult at risk:

  • dies (including death by probable suicide) or
  • sustains a potentially life-threatening injury or serious long standing or permanent impairment of health or
  • has been subjected to serious sexual abuse
  • either abuse or neglect are known or are suspected to be a contributory factor

Requests for a review:

Any member of the Safeguarding Adults Board, agency or practitioner can raise a concern about a case which they believe may meet the above criteria for an Adult Practice Reviews. Requests may also come from other sources such as the families, the Coroner, Assembly Members, Members of Parliament, local councillors and other interested parties.

A referral form for an APR to be considered can be found below. Forms should then be submitted via your Senior Manager in the case of LA or sent to the Business Coordinator for the Board: Regionalsafeguarding@denbighshire.gov.uk

APR Referral Form – APR Referral Form

Abuse can happen anywhere and can be carried out by anyone. This could be family, friends, and neighbours, paid staff, carers or volunteers. It could also be other service users, tenants or strangers. Abuse is anything that harms another person and might include:

  • Physical abuse such as hitting, pushing, locking someone in a room.
  • Verbal abuse such as shouting, swearing.
  • Emotional abuse such as bullying, taunting or humiliating someone.
  • Sexual abuse such as inappropriate touching, forcing someone to take part in any sexual act against their will.
  • Financial abuse such as misusing, withholding or taking someone’s money.
  • Neglect such as not providing necessary food, care or medicine.
  • Discrimination such as ill treatment due to the person’s age, gender, disability or religious beliefs.
  • People who require care and support must be able to trust and depend on the people they rely on for help. No abuse is acceptable. Some abuse is a criminal offence and should be reported to the Police as soon as possible.

Contact numbers are listed at the foot of the page should you have any concerns.

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Regional Administration Officer to the Safeguarding Board
Email: regionalsafeguarding@denbighshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01824 712903

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Concerned about a child?

If you know a child who is at risk of abuse or is being abused, it’s very important that you let the council or the police know.

If the individual is in direct danger, call the Police immediately on 999. If not, telephone Social Services as soon as possible to share your concerns.

Anglesey
01248 725 888
01248 353 551 (out of hours)

Gwynedd
01758 704 455
01248 353 551 (out of hours)

Conwy
Social Services: 01492 575111
Out of Hours: 0300 1233079

Denbighshire
01824 712200: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
0345 053 3116: Evenings and weekends

Flintshire
01352 701 000
0345 053 3116 (out of hours)

Wrexham
01978 292 039
0345 053 3116 (out of hours)

Concerned About An Adult?

If you know of an adult who is at risk of abuse or is being abused, it is very important that you let the council or the police know

If the individual is in direct danger, call the Police immediately on 999. If not, telephone Social Services as soon as possible to share your concerns.

Anglesey
01248 750057
01248 353551 (Out of hours)

Gwynedd
Adults Department, Health and Wellbeing 01766 772577
01248 353551 (Out of hours)

Conwy
Adults:
0300 4561111 (Office hours)
0300 1233079 (Out of hours)

Denbighshire
0300 4561000
0345 053 3116 (Out of hours)

Flintshire
03000 858858
0845 053 3116 (Out of hours)

Wrexham
01978 292066
0345 053 3116 (Out of hours)

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