Regional Safeguarding Boards will be responsible for monitoring and facilitating complaints made in relation to the Section 5 process. The basis of complaints can be considered regarding the Section 5 Allegations process only; these will not enable appeals of outcome decisions.
In circumstances where significant information comes to light following the conclusion and outcome determination within the Section 5 process, that could fundamentally affect the outcome decision, it will be the decision of the LADO to determine if a review Section 5 strategy meeting should be convened to review new information and review original outcome determination. The rationale and decision making must be recorded in these circumstances.
Those wishing to make representations must do so in a timely way, and not outside of 12 weeks post outcome/conclusion of the process.