What should I do if In where you hear Your Line Manager or I hear allegations about yourself or equivalent will ensure that the allegations/have your colleagues, or hold Director of HR is informed. suspicions/get a suspicions or concerns in report about which your colleagues are potential abuse, implicated, you should consult and members of your Line Manager without the University are delay. If your Line Manager implicated? is implicated in any allegations or suspicions, you should immediately consult the University’s Designated Safeguarding Officer. How many people Only discuss issues with your For reasons of confidentiality, should be informed? line manager and/or the number of people to be designated officer. informed of alleged child abuse cases reported to the authorities is to be kept to a minimum (‘need to know’). What action does If the University Police and social services the University take ascertains that the social have primacy on Child if the case is closed services/civil police Protection matters. by the police or decide to take no further social services? action, the University will usually also close the case. However, the University may decide to initiate action under its own policies and procedures if appropriate. REMEMBER: never do nothing don’t assume someone else will do something never push for more information never discuss your worries with the suspected abuser YOU MUST REFER YOU MUST NOT INVESTIGATE – SCP Guidance Note 1c Cardiff University Safeguarding: Logging Concerns about someone’s Safety and Welfare
What should I do if I hear allegations/have suspicions/get a report about potential abuse, and members of the University are implicated? In where you hear allegations about yourself or your colleagues, or hold suspicions or concerns in which your colleagues are implicated, you should consult your Line Manager without delay. If your Line Manager is implicated in any allegations or suspicions, you should immediately consult the University’s Designated Safeguarding Officer. Your Line Manager or equivalent will ensure that the Director of HR is informed. How many people should be informed? Only discuss issues with your line manager and/or designated officer. For reasons of confidentiality, the number of people to be informed of alleged child abuse cases reported to the authorities is to be kept to a minimum (‘need to know’). What action does the University take if the case is closed by the police or social services? If the University ascertains that the social services/civil police decide to take no further action, the University will usually also close the case. However, the University may decide to initiate action under its own policies and procedures if appropriate. Police and social services have primacy on Child Protection matters. REMEMBER: never do nothing don’t assume someone else will do something never push for more information never discuss your worries with the suspected abuser YOU MUST REFER – YOU MUST NOT INVESTIGATE SCP Guidance Note 1c Cardiff University Safeguarding: Logging Concerns about someone’s Safety and Welfare