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of the initial cause for concern and the type of harm the adult issubject to or at risk of; a brief outline of the adult’s current livingarrangements and existing supports, both paid and informalarrangements; who the adult resides with, if appropriate; andwhether the adult has a caring responsibility for any child or youngperson. The council officer’s investigative report should highlightany issues of capacity or consent• There will then be an opportunity for other professionals to identifythe concerns they have in relation to the adult and what measures,if any, they think necessary to protect the adult from harm• The adult and relevant others should be encouraged, withappropriate support to make their own contribution• If there are disagreements about any information presented, thenthere should be an attempt to resolve these at the time, however, itmay be that some disagreements can only be acknowledged.5.10 Case conference decisionsParticipants at the case conference must decide whether the adult and/or anyother person is believed to be at risk of being harmed, mistreated orneglected:• The chairperson should summarise the discussions and addresswhether the adult is still deemed an adult at risk of harm requiringprotective measures. Protective measures could include actionsunder the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 or anyother relevant legislation• The chairperson will be responsible for formulating the adultprotection plan and identifying the owners of any actions, indicatingtime scales against each action. Contingency plans should beincluded in the adult protection plan if a breakdown of the protectivemeasures appears likely. The adult protection plan should highlighta named person responsible for co-ordinating the identified actions• A review case conference date should be agreed, but in all casesshould not exceed 3 months from the initial case conference. Anadult protection care plan review may involve key partners in thecare and support of the adult rather than all those in attendance atthe initial case conference; this will be at the discretion of thechairperson• The chairperson will be responsible for ensuring the accuracy of theminutes and that any action points and timescales are clearlyhighlighted against the name of the person responsible. Theminutes should be circulated to all those invited to attend the caseconference and those tasked with any actions within 10 workingdays whether or not they attended• A copy of the minutes should be sent to the adult support andprotection team’s quality assurance officer.36