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  • FOI request (FOIR-103483018)

    Safeguarding

    Requested Thu 24 January 2019
    Responded  Tue 29 January 2019

    I am sending this request under the Freedom of Information Act to ask for the

    following information:

    Q1. For each financial year 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016,

    2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018-present, how many S.42 safeguarding

    reports/enquiries have the local authorities recorded under the Care Act 2014,

    involving the abuse and neglect of patients under 65 years old with learning

    disabilities and/or autism, detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 in an NHS or

    independent sector hospital with a specialism in assessment or medical treatment

    for persons with learning disabilities and/or autism? Please list the names of the care

    provider and the number of reports of safeguarding incidents for each.

    Q2. In connection to the above, please list the type of safeguarding

    enquiries/reports (as per below) for each private provider:

    a. Neglect and acts of omission

    b. Emotional/psychological abuse

    c. Physical abuse

    d. Sexual abuse

    e. Medication

    f. Discriminatory abuse

    g. Other type of abuse as recorded by the local authority

    Q3. In connection to the above Q1 and Q2, please provide the person alleged to be

    responsible for the reported safeguarding report/enquiry:

    a. paid employee

    b. other service user

    c. agency staff member

    d. family member or visitor

    e. outside health professional (eg doctor psychiatrist)

    f. other

    Q4. In connection to Q1, please provide the number of investigations that concluded

    during each financial year 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016,

    2016/2017, 2017/2018 and 2018-present and the number, which resulted in:

    a. non-criminal investigations

    b. criminal investigations

    NB. For each of the questions, if some of the hospital settings provide services for

    both patients over 65 and under, please refer to the ones under 65.


    Response

    Information not held

    This area is dealt with by East Sussex County Council Social Services, please visit their website for further information: www.eastsussex.gov.uk

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