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Concerns & Section 42 Enquiries






          Concerns   Section 42 Enquiries                         The number of Section 42 Enquiries increased as a result of
                                                                  improved reporting mechanisms implemented during Quarter 3
        5000                                                      of this year by two of the Local Authorities.
        4500
                                                                  This improvement contributed to the achievement of
        4000
                                                                  Performance Indicator 2 –‘Percentage of Concerns leading to
        3500                                                      a Section 42 Enquiry’. The achievement of this Performance

        3000                                                      Indicator has aligned Tees with previously reported national
                                                                  figures.
        2500

        2000                                                      It is anticipated that the number of Section 42 Enquiries will
        1500                                                      continue to increase in the new reporting year as a result of
                                                                  these improvements.
        1000
         500

           0                                                                         increase in the number of Section
                 2014/15  2015/16  2016/17  2017/18  2018/19
                                                                                     42 Enquiries commenced



        Where did Adult Abuse Occur?



         Own Home                Care Home               Other                Hospital              Community








             43%                    41%                    6%                   5%                       5%

        Types of Adult Abuse


                                                                                 563 | Physical
                                                                            539 | Neglect & Acts of Omission
                                                    332 | Financial & Material
                                         218 | Domestic

                            115 | Psychological
                      93 | Self Neglect                    Medication Incidents
                                                           Overall there was a 20% reduction in the number of Concerns/
                     77 | Sexual
                                                           Section 42 Enquiries in relation to Medication Errors/ Omissions
                  45 | Organisational                      during this reporting year compared to 2017-18. This is likely to be the
            15 | Sexual Exploitation                       direct result of the work undertaken in 2017-18 to provide a clearer
                                                           framework and guidance for dealing with medication issues.
           10 | Discriminatory
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           7 | Modern Slavery                                                                                  | 5
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