Summary

Description

This report contains provisional information on alerts and referrals to adult social care safeguarding teams derived from the Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA) data collection for the period 2010-11. It presents a variety of information on aspects of the safeguarding process, including type of alleged abuse, source of referral, location of alleged abuse, relationship between alleged victim and perpetrator and outcomes. Of the 152 Councils with Adult Social Services Responsibilities (CASSRs) in England 151 submitted data for this provisional release. The data collected covers adults aged 18 and over and various equality strands, including ethnicity, age and client group. Final data for 2010-11 is expected to be published in early March 2012.