Chapter 2: Adult Protection Referrals - Duty to report - 9. Chronologies

9.1 It is widely recognised that people are most effectively safeguarded when professionals work together and share information. Individual events may appear to be insignificant ‘one-offs’. However, they should be recorded in a chronology as they may be part of a pattern, which would raise serious concern. Good practice when making an ASP referral is to update and share a single agency chronology.