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Bracknell Forest Local Safeguarding Children Board

Safeguarding Toolkit Audit Tool

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STANDARD 1: 1) Does your organisation have a named Senior Toolkit Resource:

Senior Management

Manager responsible for championing safeguarding and promoting welfare in all aspects of the organisation’s work? Is this role being fulfilled?

Annex 1 - Exemplar Safeguarding Policy

commitment to the importance of safeguarding and promoting

2) Is the Senior Manager aware of his/her responsibilities under ‘Section 11 of the Children Act’ (2004), Section 175 of the Education Act and

Annex 7 -Safeguarding CueCard

children and ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ (2006)? Berkshire Child young people’s welfare. 3) Do other policies in the organisation refer, or link, to

safeguarding eg recruitment, information sharing, etc?

4) Have Senior Managers made the Berkshire Child Protection Procedures available to all staff/volunteers and distributed Bracknell Forest’s Safeguarding CueCard to all staff and volunteers in your organisation e.g. in induction?

5) Are Senior Managers kept informed of relevant issues (relating to safeguarding and promoting welfare) that might impact on their area of responsibility?

Protection Procedures: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/safeguardin gchildren

Government Resource: Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 www.everychildmatters.gov. uk/workingtogether

6) Do your organisation’s corporate/department/team plans prioritise safeguarding? Are these plans made available to all staff/volunteers?

7) Do your organisation’s records specify how concerns about children have been responded to?

Section 11, Children Act 2004 www.everychildmatters.gov. uk/resources-and-practice/IG00042/

Please see Bracknell Forest website for LSCB resources: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/safeguardingchildren

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8) Does your organisation offer supervision/appraisal meetings to all staff & volunteers, and do those meetings automatically include discussion about safeguarding?

9) Does your organisation have an audit/review process in place to review safeguarding practice? Is this reviewed by senior managers?

Section 175 Education Act www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts 2002/ukpga_20020032_en_ 15

www.teachernet.gov.uk/teac hingandlearning/EYFS/Welf are_requirements/promoting _welfare/Safeguarding_welf are/

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STANDARD 2 1) Does your organisation have a Safeguarding Policy that explicitly states your commitment to safeguarding

Toolkit Resource:

A clear and promoting welfare? Is it reviewed and updated Annex 1 - statement of regularly (e.g. every two years)? Exemplar the agency’s Safeguarding responsibilities 2) Are all staff/volunteers made aware of the policy and Policy towards children and young people is available for all staff and volunteers.

any updates? Do they understand it?

3) Are new staff/volunteers provided with a copy of the Safeguarding Policy and the Safeguarding CueCard as part of their induction? Do all staff/volunteers know where to find a copy of the Berkshire Child Protection Procedures?

Annex 2 - Exemplar Safeguarding Contractual Clause

Berkshire Child

4) Does the organisation have an Equal Opportunities statement? Is it made available to staff/volunteers and regularly reviewed?

5) Are all staff/volunteers aware of the importance of listening to children and young people, including if they are expressing concerns about their own or others’ welfare?

6) Does your organisation have a complaints process for members of the public and other professionals/volunteers) in place? Is it accessible to children and young people? Do senior managers receive regular reports about complaints?

Protection Procedures (www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/safeguar dingchildren)

Government Resource:

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 www.everychildmatters.go v.uk/workingtogether

Section 11, Children Act 2004 www.everychildmatters.go


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7) Does the organisation commission other Agencies to deliver services on your behalf? If so:

- Does the written agreement/contract/ SLA reference the provider and commissioners’ responsibilities for Safeguarding under Section 11 of the Children Act 2004? - Do contract monitoring processes explicitly monitor compliance with safeguarding responsibilities?

v.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00042/

Section 175 Education Act

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STANDARD 3

A clear line of accountability within the organisation for work on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

1) Are all staff/volunteers informed in their induction about who to contact if they have a concern about child protection/safeguarding?

2) Do you have a designated individual to whom concerns about a child/young person are reported and are these responsibilities identified in his/her job description?

3) Is the line of accountability (position, not name) from an individual employee up to the most senior person with overall responsibility (for safeguarding/child protection) shown in relevant procedures?

4) Is each individual’s responsibility to safeguard and promote welfare expressed in their job description?

5) Do individuals in regular contact with children and young people receive supervision and an appraisal?

Toolkit Resource:

Annex 1 -Exemplar Safeguarding Policy


Section 11, Children Act 2004 www.everychildmatters.go v.uk/resources-and-practice/IG00042/

Section 175 Education Act

www.teachernet.gov.uk/te achingandlearning/EYFS/ Welfare_requirements/pro moting_welfare/Safeguard ing_welfare/



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STANDARD 4

Service development that takes account of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare, and is informed by the views of children and families.

1) Do your plans for delivering services take account of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people?

2) Do you seek children, young people and families’ views to evaluate your services and inform how your services are provided?

3) Is your review of services also based on an assessment of need?

4) Do you share your learning with other Partner organisations?


Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 www.everychildmat ters.gov.uk/working together



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STANDARD 5 1) Do all employed staff and volunteers who have contact with children receive basic safeguarding

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Training on training as part of their induction process? LSCB Training safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children for all staff working with or in

2) Has the organisation defined what mandatory safeguarding training staff/volunteers should attend (informed by their level of contact with children and families and the nature of their role)? Does this comply with the LSCB’s Training Strategy?

calendar & strategy (www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/safegu ardingchildren)

Government contact with 3) Does the organisation keep a central record/database Resource: children and of what training staff/volunteers have attended? Is it families kept up to date?

4) Are training needs discussed regularly in supervision/appraisals? Does the organisation share training information with the LSCB (when requested)?

‘What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused’ booklet (www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publ

5) Do staff/volunteers attend refresher safeguarding training i.e. every two years?

6) Do staff/volunteers have an understanding of their safeguarding role and responsibilities and those of other Agencies?

7) Does training enhance understanding of equal opportunities and vulnerable groups i.e. disability, cultural or ethnic minorities, etc?

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STANDARD 6 1) Do your organisation’s Safer Workforce processes meet the LSCB’s minimum standard (identified in

Toolkit Resource:

Safer the LSCB Safer Workforce Checklist)? Annex 3 -Safer Workforce Workforce procedures in 2) Do you conduct Safer Workforce checks (including Checklist place seeking Enhanced CRB checks and taking up Safer

Workforce references) on staff and volunteers who LSCB Training NB: Please work through the Annex 3 LSCB Safer

have: - Access to identifiable information/records about

children, young people or vulnerable adults; - Potential to build a relationship of trust with

calendar (www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/safegu ardingchildren)

Workforce children, young people or vulnerable adults; Annex 7 -Checklist - Access to home/ living environment; Safeguarding (question 1), - Site maintenance staff in buildings open to the CueCard before moving onto the other questions.

Public (post Bichard Inquiry).

3) Does your organisation conduct risk assessments and seek guidance/advice where CRB checks


indicate a positive disclosure e.g. a conviction for an offence, etc?

4) Do supervision sessions take place regularly and is safeguarding a standing item for discussion? Are the discussions recorded and is progress against actions monitored?

5) Have your organisation’s staff/volunteers with recruitment or supervision responsibilities attended Safer Workforce training?

Criminal Records Bureau www.crb.gov.uk

Protection of Children Act 1999 www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/ acts1999/ukpga_19990 014_en_1


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6) Does your organisation have a ‘whistle blowing’ or ‘confidential reporting’ policy?

7) Are your organisation’s recruitment, selection and supervision practices reviewed every three years?

8) Does your organisation have a named individual with responsibility for managing allegations?

9) Are all allegations against, or concerns about unsuitability of, staff or volunteers automatically referred to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for advice?

10) Does your organisation make every effort to keep the details of an allegation or concern about ‘suitability’ confidential, including guarding against publicity, whilst an investigation is underway?

11) Does your organisation provide support to staff/volunteers who are the subjects of an allegation?

Vulnerable Adults Bill www.publications.parlia ment.uk/pa/ld200506/ld bills/079/06079.26-29.html

Independent Safeguarding Authority www.isa-gov.org.uk



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STANDARD 7

Effective inter agency working to safeguard

1) Do all staff/volunteers have access to Berkshire Child Protection Procedures and LSCB Safeguarding CueCard?

2) Does your organisation make “What to do if you’re

Toolkit Resource: Annex 7 -

Safeguarding CueCard Berkshire Child

Protection and promote worried a child is being abused” (2006) available to Procedures the welfare of staff and volunteers? LSCB Training children and programme young people 3) Is your commitment to inter-agency working (www.bracknell-

explicitly reflected in policy documents and forest.gov.uk/safeguardi staff/volunteer job descriptions? ngchildren)

CAF resources 4) Does your organisation promote multi-agency (www.bracknell-

working as part of induction and supervision? forest.gov.uk/living/liv-change-for-children/learn-common-assessment-

5) Does your organisation prioritise multi-agency framework.htm)

meetings about children e.g. child protection Government conferences? Resource:

6) Are staff/volunteers trained in, and encouraged to “What to do if you’re use, the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)? worried a child is

being abused” (2006) (www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publ icationsandstatistics/Let tersandcirculars/Healths ervicecirculars/DH_400 3420 )



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Safeguarding Toolkit Audit Tool Standard Requirement Your Evidence Links to

Guidance

STANDARD 8 1) Is your organisation adhering to the Berkshire Toolkit Information Sharing and Assessment Protocol? Resource:

Effective information 2) Have staff/volunteers attended training on Annex 4 -sharing Information Sharing? Information

Sharing and

3) Do staff/volunteers receive guidance on when to seek ‘informed consent’ to share information, and

Assessment Protocol and guidance

when they can share information without consent? (www.bracknell-

4) Do staff/volunteers receive guidance on keeping accurate and up to date records, which clearly

forest.gov.uk/living /liv-change-for-children/liv-

differentiate fact and opinion? changes-in-the-council/liv-

5) Do staff/volunteers have a named contact they can information-

go to for clarification on issues or concerns relating sharing.htm )

to information sharing? Annex 7 -Safeguarding CueCard



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