Guidance Two - Timsescale for Responding
Timetable for response – based on the Community Care Assessment Time Frame
Maximum Timeframe | |
Alert | Immediate action to safeguard anyone at risk and inform the person responsible for referring |
Referral | Within 24 hours of the Alert being received |
Safeguarding Assessment Decision | By the end of the working day following the one on which the safeguarding referral was made |
Safeguarding Assessment Strategy Discussion | Within five working days |
Safeguarding Assessment | Within four weeks of the Safeguarding Referral |
Safeguarding Plan | Within four weeks of the safeguarding assessment being complete |
Review | Within six months for the first review |