Module Analysis: Gathering Information

Gathering information – At the point of concerns being identified, as a manager, the only investigations you should carry out are to establish whether a vulnerable adult may have been abused. This might include checking Rota’s to see who was on duty, reading any witness statements or reading services user’s care plans. Any discussions with service users or workers should be purely to establish whether there is a cause for concern, not to investigate whether the abuse has actually occurred.

Be cautious about discussions with the alleged perpetrator wherever possible as this could alert them to your concerns (meaning they may take steps to protect themselves). However, this may not always be possible or practical.

If a discussion with the