SAR Quality Marker 8: Parallel processes
SAR Quality Marker 8
Where there are parallel processes taking place, the SAR is managed with the cooperation and communication required to avoid, as much as possible, duplication of effort, prejudice to criminal trials, unnecessary delay and confusion to all parties, including staff, the person and relevant family members.
Questions to consider for:
- Have you supported, where necessary, efforts to communicate and cooperate with all relevant processes, to achieve the best fit for the circumstances?
- Has early contact been made with all those managing all relevant processes, to achieve the best fit between them for the circumstances, considering all key stages of respective processes?
- Where necessary has there been early discussion with the police; Crown Prosecution Service (CPS); leads of any Domestic Homicide Review, Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review; Mental Health Homicide Review; and Coroner to consider any information relevant to criminal or other proceedings and the SAR. Have you considered whether a face-to-face meeting may be necessary?
- Is it clear who owns documents generated through this SAR so that the relevant body can make judgements on their disclosure?
- Have relationships that the SAB has established with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Coroner been used to support plans to protect the person’s anonymity?
- There are not currently any comments for this section.
- Are note of interviews and meetings, and copies of reports that might be considered relevant to criminal proceedings, being retained?
- Is an index being maintained of material generated by the SAR so it can be readily considered to see if it is disclosable?