Adult Social Care Glossary, v 0.6

(1) An SAB must arrange for there to be a review of a case involving an adult in its area with needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority has been meeting any of those needs) if--
(a) there is reasonable cause for concern about how the SAB, members of it or other persons with relevant functions worked together to safeguard the adult, and
(b) condition 1 or 2 is met.

(2) Condition 1 is met if--
(a) the adult has died, and
(b) the SAB knows or suspects that the death resulted from abuse or neglect (whether or not it knew about or suspected the abuse or neglect before the adult died).

(3) Condition 2 is met if--
(a) the adult is still alive, and
(b) the SAB knows or suspects that the adult has experienced serious abuse or neglect.

(4) An SAB may arrange for there to be a review of any other case involving an adult in its area with needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority has been meeting any of those needs).

(5) Each member of the SAB must co-operate in and contribute to the carrying out of a review under this section with a view to--
(a) identifying the lessons to be learnt from the adult's case, and
(b) applying those lessons to future cases.

A statutory multi-agency learning process arranged by a Safeguarding Adults Board that reviews cases if:
- there is reasonable cause for concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively to protect an adult and
- serious abuse or neglect is known or suspected and
- certain conditions are met, in line with section 44 of the Care Act 2014 and related statutory guidance.

Must be arranged by Safeguarding Adults Boards if:
- there is reasonable cause for concern that partner agencies could have worked more effectively to protect an adult and
- when serious abuse or neglect is known or suspected and
- if certain conditions are met, in line with section 44 of the Care Act 2014 and related statutory guidance.

A review that is carried out by a local Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) when a vulnerable adult has died or been harmed, and someone knows or suspects that they have been abused or neglected in some way. The purpose is to find out what happened, what should have been done differently, and what lessons can be learned for the future, rather than to blame anyone specifically.