Invitations

The Council Officer will ensure that all appropriate people are invited e.g. GPs, Police, district nurses, care staff, and social workers and, where appropriate, the adult subjected to harm, their advocacy worker, and/or carer should be invited unless there are grounds to exclude them. If the chairperson is asked to exclude anyone this decision should be made prior to the meeting and decision recorded in the Minute. 

The adult at risk should be invited and encouraged to express their views. However they should not feel pressurised to attend. Should they choose not to attend, then they may wish to nominate someone to represent them or provide a written or recorded account of their views.