Section 11 Standard GSCB Checklist RAG Compliance Comments including any reason Minimum Information Overall for allowing non- compliance Requirement Yes/No/NA Rating with other agencies, and to whom concerns about a Child or Young person are reported to and does this individual have a job description? Standard 4 Agencies 10. Is there evidence of safeguarding being a All organisations ensure should be able core element to the development of the service development to demonstrate service? takes account of the how services 11. Did the process involve Children, Young need to safeguard and will take People and Families? promote the welfare of account of the 12. If required does the service / agency take Children & Young need to into account the safeguarding needs of People. safeguard and disabled Children, Young People and their promote the Families? welfare of 13. Risk Assessment for activities Children. Standard 5 Agencies 14. Do employed staff and volunteers who have All partner organisations should ensure contact with Children & Young People will ensure personnel staff receive receive level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) are trained in appropriate safeguarding training every 3 years? safeguarding and safeguarding 15. Do designated staff, or those who make promoting the welfare of training referrals to Social Care, receive level 3 Children & Young including training (if out of County the equivalent People. ensuring local training) every 2 years for educational monitoring of settings and 3 years for all others. training and 16. Do agencies monitor take-up/ access to updates. training? 17. Do new staff get level 1 safeguarding training as part of the induction process? services for Young 18. Where provider’s offer People with complex needs is there evidence that specialist training is provided and the effectiveness of this monitored? Standard 6 Agencies 19. Have recruiting managers completed the All partners will ensure should ensure online safer recruitment training? that all staff with access that all staff 20. Are enhanced DBS checks undertaken on to Children & Young have an up to all staff who have, or are likely to have,
Section 11 Standard GSCB Minimum Requirement Checklist Compliance Information Yes/No/NA RAG Overall Rating Comments including any reason for allowing non- compliance with other agencies, and to whom concerns about a Child or Young person are reported to and does this individual have a job description? Standard 4 All organisations ensure service development takes account of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of Children & Young People. Agencies should be able to demonstrate how services will take account of the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of Children. 10. Is there evidence of safeguarding being a core element to the development of the service? 11. Did the process involve Children, Young People and Families? 12. If required does the service / agency take into account the safeguarding needs of disabled Children, Young People and their Families? 13. Risk Assessment for activities Standard 5 All partner organisations will ensure personnel are trained in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children & Young People. Agencies should ensure staff receive appropriate safeguarding training including ensuring monitoring of training and updates. 14. Do employed staff and volunteers who have contact with Children & Young People receive level 1 or 2 (or equivalent) safeguarding training every 3 years? 15. Do designated staff, or those who make referrals to Social Care, receive level 3 training (if out of County the equivalent local training) every 2 years for educational settings and 3 years for all others. 16. Do agencies monitor take-up/ access to training? 17. Do new staff get level 1 safeguarding training as part of the induction process? 18. Where provider’s offer services for Young People with complex needs is there evidence that specialist training is provided and the effectiveness of this monitored? Standard 6 All partners will ensure that all staff with access to Children & Young Agencies should ensure that all staff have an up to 19. Have recruiting managers completed the online safer recruitment training? 20. Are enhanced DBS checks undertaken on all staff who have, or are likely to have,
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