Safeguarding reporting for professionals
If you are a professional raising a safeguarding concern about an adult, please ensure you have considered the relevant pathways below before submitting a referral.
Before making a safeguarding contact
Please check if any of the following pathways are more appropriate for your concern:
- Support with daily living: Call Adult Social Care on 01522 782155 for information and advice regarding care and support.
- Self-Neglect: Call Adult Social Care on 01522 782155. For more information, please refer to Self-Neglect Protocol.
- Poor Practice Concerns: If you have concerns about repeated poor quality or service delivery in residential or nursing care homes, homecare, day care, supported living, or other contracted services, please report these by emailing: poorpracticeconcerns@lincolnshire.gov.uk.
- Support for Carers: For information and advice, visit our Support for Carers page.
- Children's Safeguarding: If you believe that a child may be a victim of neglect, abuse or cruelty call Children's safeguarding on 01522 782111 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm) or 01522 782333 (outside office hours).
Adult safeguarding duty (Care act 2014)
When considering an adult safeguarding concern under the Care Act 2014, please ensure the following key criteria are met:
- Age: The adult is 18 years or older.
- Needs: The adult has care and support needs, regardless of whether those needs are currently being met.
- Risk: The adult is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect.
- Vulnerability: Due to their care and support needs, the adult is unable to protect themselves from abuse or neglect, or the risk of it.
Referral best practice
- Where possible, discuss your concerns with the adult involved and obtain their consent to refer.
- If consent cannot be given or it is unsafe to obtain it, proceed with the referral in line with safeguarding policies.
Report adult safeguarding concern as a professional
Contact details
- During office hours (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm): 01522 782155
- Outside of hours Emergency Duty Team (6pm to 8am): 01522 782333 (please note this is only to be used for urgent contacts)