Get Safeguarding Reporting Form

This form is used to safely report your concern about someone over 18 years, who is experiencing or at risk of experiencing abuse or neglect. The form is sent into Adult Social Care to consider a Safeguarding Adults response. If you need immediate help, please dial 999.

If you think you or someone you know is being abused, or neglected you should tell someone you trust. This could be a friend, a teacher, a family member, a social worker, a doctor or healthcare professional, a police officer or someone else that you trust. Ask them to help you report it.

Any individual or agency can respond to an adult safeguarding concern raised about an adult. This can include reporting the concern and seeking support to protect individuals from any immediate risk of harm (e.g. by contacting the police or emergency services).

Never directly confront the abuser as this will interfere with the safeguarding process, making it less likely that the child will be protected. In terms of interaction with the child, never put them in a situation where they feel forced to talk about their experiences.

Listen carefully to their story and respect their rights. Notify the child or young person that only the people who need to know will be informed. Don't try to solve the situation yourself or confront anyone. Remember to take all claims seriously.

A person will be identified lead the enquiry and they will always talk to the adult at risk wherever they can. They can arrange for the adult at risk to be supported by an advocate.

Red Flags. Any bruising (however faint or small), fractures, bleeding or other injuries such as burns should be considered as potentially an indicator of child maltreatment and should be investigated appropriately, regardless of the explanation given by carer.

Correctly record basic information Full name, home address, DOB of child. Family details, such as Mother, Father, siblings, extended family, for example stepchildren and grandparents/ carers. Parental responsibility, and whether the child visits a parent who doesn't live in the home / or local area.