Chronicling care and registering concern: the use of an at‐risk register for vulnerable adults

Few areas have decided to implement a formal at‐risk register in respect of vulnerable adults and adult abuse, although many have markers or other recording aids in use. One of the few authorities which has developed a formal system is Gloucestershire. Here the county's adults at risk co‐ordinator, Mike Linnett, offers a personal view of the advantages and disadvantages of using registration.