Section 11 Standard GSCB Checklist RAG Compliance Comments including any reason Minimum Information Overall for allowing non- compliance Requirement Yes/No/NA Rating People are properly date DBS unsupervised contact with Children? selected and vetted to check and that (Regulated Activity) ensure inappropriate the mechanism 21. Are risk assessments carried out where individuals do not gain for updating appropriate on all individuals where DBS access. DBS checks is indicates a positive disclosure? effective. Standard 7 Agencies 22. Do relevant staff know about how to Organisations will should have access Gloucestershire Safeguarding contribute to effective evidence of Children Board or relevant local authority interagency working to staff being procedures? safeguard Children & involved in any 23. Are you aware of how many families are Young People. relevant involved in the Child Protection System meetings that and how many case conferences your safeguard agency has attended/been invited to? Children. 24. Is the organisation aware of their local Standard 8 Agencies Partner organisations should LSCB information sharing protocols? will have arrangements demonstrate 25. Is there written guidance on keeping for effective information how accurate and up to date agency records sharing. information has together with a statement about been shared confidentiality? appropriately 26. Is there evidence that the organisation has and in a timely effective information sharing arrangements manner. in place and evidence that this is activity used? Standard 9 Agencies 27. Does agency/service have a Code of All partner organisations should be able Conduct / behaviour? address issues of to provide 28. Are records of gender, age, disability, faith, diversity in their work to evidence of language and ethnicity recorded and used safeguard Children & how diversity to ensure appropriate service provision? Young People. issues are 29. Is information on safeguarding provided in a recognised and format and language that can be easily that this understood by all service users and their information is families? effectively utilised.
Section 11 Standard GSCB Minimum Requirement Checklist Compliance Information Yes/No/NA RAG Overall Rating Comments including any reason for allowing non- compliance People are properly selected and vetted to ensure inappropriate individuals do not gain access. date DBS check and that the mechanism for updating DBS checks is effective. unsupervised contact with Children? (Regulated Activity) 21. Are risk assessments carried out where appropriate on all individuals where DBS indicates a positive disclosure? Standard 7 Organisations will contribute to effective interagency working to safeguard Children & Young People. Agencies should have evidence of staff being involved in any relevant meetings that safeguard Children. 22. Do relevant staff know about how to access Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board or relevant local authority procedures? 23. Are you aware of how many families are involved in the Child Protection System and how many case conferences your agency has attended/been invited to? Standard 8 Partner organisations will have arrangements for effective information sharing. Agencies should demonstrate how information has been shared appropriately and in a timely manner. 24. Is the organisation aware of their local LSCB information sharing protocols? 25. Is there written guidance on keeping accurate and up to date agency records together with a statement about confidentiality? 26. Is there evidence that the organisation has effective information sharing arrangements in place and evidence that this is activity used? Standard 9 All partner organisations address issues of diversity in their work to safeguard Children & Young People. Agencies should be able to provide evidence of how diversity issues are recognised and that this information is effectively utilised. 27. Does agency/service have a Code of Conduct / behaviour? 28. Are records of gender, age, disability, faith, language and ethnicity recorded and used to ensure appropriate service provision? 29. Is information on safeguarding provided in a format and language that can be easily understood by all service users and their families?
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