Essential Safeguarding Threshold Standards: Additional Safeguarding Quality Standards : These requirements must be met in full by the Provider. In addition to the Essential requirements, further standards will be identified proportionate to the particular procurement Leadership 1 Accountability for and ownership of safeguarding is recognised and evidenced by the 1 The provider’s Board promotes a positive culture and has oversight and provider’s executive body assurance of the implementation of policies and procedures for statutory safeguarding functions. Providers are required to have a Safeguarding declaration on their public facing website. The provider’s Board will be fully sighted on all aspects of safeguarding, and will ensure that safeguarding is embedded in every interaction and The provider’s Annual (Board) Report contains a section on safeguarding children service delivery of the organisation. and adults. 2 Providers must have the following operational and executive leads in place to 2 All Safeguarding Lead Professionals are suitably qualified and discharge their responsibilities for the welfare and safeguarding of children, young experienced. Ideally, these roles should be stand-alone, and not people, children looked-after and adults at risk: incorporated in other responsibilities. Where relevant the provider will have: Provider Board Lead for Safeguarding for safeguarding children and young people, including those Named Doctor, medical and healthcare professionals for adult and Children Looked After children safeguarding. Named/lead for adult safeguarding, including responsibility for the Mental Capacity Act and for Prevent The organisation through the operational lead will establish links with the local and regional safeguarding networks and committees. These roles and responsibilities must be reflected in Job Descriptions, and have protected time and support (including supervision and Continuing Professional
Essential Safeguarding Threshold Standards: These requirements must be met in full by the Provider. Additional Safeguarding Quality Standards : In addition to the Essential requirements, further standards will be identified proportionate to the particular procurement Leadership 1 Accountability for and ownership of safeguarding is recognised and evidenced by the provider’s executive body Providers are required to have a Safeguarding declaration on their public facing website. The provider’s Annual (Board) Report contains a section on safeguarding children and adults. 1 The provider’s Board promotes a positive culture and has oversight and assurance of the implementation of policies and procedures for statutory safeguarding functions. The provider’s Board will be fully sighted on all aspects of safeguarding, and will ensure that safeguarding is embedded in every interaction and service delivery of the organisation. 2 Providers must have the following operational and executive leads in place to discharge their responsibilities for the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people, children looked-after and adults at risk: Provider Board Lead for Safeguarding for safeguarding children and young people, including those Children Looked After Named/lead for adult safeguarding, including responsibility for the Mental Capacity Act and for Prevent These roles and responsibilities must be reflected in Job Descriptions, and have protected time and support (including supervision and Continuing Professional 2 All Safeguarding Lead Professionals are suitably qualified and experienced. Ideally, these roles should be stand-alone, and not incorporated in other responsibilities. Where relevant the provider will have: Named Doctor, medical and healthcare professionals for adult and children safeguarding. The organisation through the operational lead will establish links with the local and regional safeguarding networks and committees.