1.6 – Whistleblowing There is no procedure Please rate partly met if There is a concerns are taken in place to raise your agency had some whistleblowing seriously and are concerns about poor or arrangements in place procedure in place; all treated in line with the unsafe practice and but is not yet fully staff are aware of the organisation’s potential failures in the meeting the standard procedure to follow whistleblowing organisation’s should they have procedures safeguarding concerns. There are arrangements procedures in place for concerns to be raised with the organisation’s leadership team. Standard 2 – A clear line of accountability for the commissioning and/or provision of services designed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children 2.1 – Safeguarding The strategic plan does Please rate partly met if The strategic plan priorities are reflected not make any reference your agency had some includes clear in the agency’s to safeguarding and it is arrangements in place safeguarding priorities strategic plan not felt to be a but is not yet fully and there are clear strategic priority meeting the standard actions for how these will be achieved and what difference will be made for children and families. 2.2 - Safeguarding Safeguarding Please rate partly met if Safeguarding governance governance your agency had some governance arrangements are arrangements are not arrangements in place arrangements are clearly defined within clearly defined within but is not yet fully clearly defined. There the organisation e.g. the organisation meeting the standard are robust discussions through regular in relation to discussions at strategic safeguarding leadership meetings responsibilities and all
1.6 – Whistleblowing concerns are taken seriously and are treated in line with the organisation’s whistleblowing procedures There is no procedure in place to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice and potential failures in the organisation’s safeguarding arrangements Please rate partly met if your agency had some arrangements in place but is not yet fully meeting the standard There is a whistleblowing procedure in place; all staff are aware of the procedure to follow should they have concerns. There are procedures in place for concerns to be raised with the organisation’s leadership team. Standard 2 – A clear line of accountability for the commissioning and/or provision of services designed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children 2.1 – Safeguarding priorities are reflected in the agency’s strategic plan The strategic plan does not make any reference to safeguarding and it is not felt to be a strategic priority Please rate partly met if your agency had some arrangements in place but is not yet fully meeting the standard The strategic plan includes clear safeguarding priorities and there are clear actions for how these will be achieved and what difference will be made for children and families. 2.2 - Safeguarding governance arrangements are clearly defined within the organisation e.g. through regular discussions at strategic leadership meetings Safeguarding governance arrangements are not clearly defined within the organisation Please rate partly met if your agency had some arrangements in place but is not yet fully meeting the standard Safeguarding governance arrangements are clearly defined. There are robust discussions in relation to safeguarding responsibilities and all
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