SAR Referral Form & Guidance

What are Safeguarding Adult Reviews (SARs)?

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SAR 7-Minute Briefing 

This guide outlines what SARs are, why they are done, when they are undertaken, and the process for referring them to the Sutton Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB).

Refer a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) case in Sutton

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SSAB SAR Referral Form Template 

Please click to download and fill out. Send to ssab@sutton.gov.uk once completed.

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SSAB SAR Information Scoping Form Template 

Sutton SAB Safeguarding Adult Review Protocols and Procedures

Local Protocols and Procedures for how Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR)s are undertaken by the Sutton SAB.

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SSAB SAR Protocol 
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SAR Decision Tree 

This decision tree can be used to make a decision on whether a case meets criteria for a SAR.
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SAR Easy Read Leaflet 
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SAR Easy Read Guide 

National SAR Guidance and Guidelines

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National SAB: Essential Guide to SARs 

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Developing Effective SAR Learning Events (Research in Practice, 2021) 
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SAR Quality Markers Handbook 

SCIE SAR Quality Markers Handbook
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SAR Quality Markers Checklist Tool 

SCIE SAR Quality Markers Comprehensive Checklist Tool

Interface of SARs and other Review Types/Processes

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National SAB Network Guidance: Interface between SARs and Coronial Processes 
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How Multi-Review Cases are Managed in Sutton 

SUTTON JOINT REVIEW TRIAGE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (Jan 2026)

Feedback

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Learning from and Impact of SARs: Feedback Survey 
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SARs under the Care Act 2014