What is the appropriate approach when someone refuses consent for information sharing but safeguarding concerns exist?

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What is the appropriate approach when someone refuses consent for information sharing but safeguarding concerns exist?

When there are safeguarding concerns, safety overrides the wish for confidentiality. In this situation you must follow safeguarding protocols: assess the risk, take steps to protect the person, involve the appropriate safeguarding authorities (such as social services or, if needed, police), and document all decisions, actions, and the rationale for sharing information. Sharing information without consent is appropriate here because the duty to protect from harm takes precedence and must be carried out through the established safeguarding process. This approach also helps ensure transparency and accountability, and it prevents doing nothing while someone may be at risk.

When there are safeguarding concerns, safety overrides the wish for confidentiality. In this situation you must follow safeguarding protocols: assess the risk, take steps to protect the person, involve the appropriate safeguarding authorities (such as social services or, if needed, police), and document all decisions, actions, and the rationale for sharing information. Sharing information without consent is appropriate here because the duty to protect from harm takes precedence and must be carried out through the established safeguarding process. This approach also helps ensure transparency and accountability, and it prevents doing nothing while someone may be at risk.

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