the expectation that this will be made public. 5 An adverse incident reporting Commissioners provided with a quarterly report system is in place which identifies of key themes/learning from SUIs that involve circumstances/incidents which have safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. compromised the safety and All complaints that refer to the safety of children welfare of children and or and vulnerable adults are referred and vulnerable adults investigated thoroughly 6 A programme of internal audit and Audits of safeguarding arrangements to include review is in place that enables the progress on action to implement recommendations organisation to evidence the from: learning from review, incidents and Serious Case Reviews inspections Internal management reviews as a consequence of compromising the safety/welfare of SUI’s service users Reports from national bodies e.g. Ofsted, Care Quality Commission. 7 Staff at all levels, have easy access Policies and procedures are updated regularly to to safeguarding policies and reflect any structural, departmental and legal procedures. These policies and changes procedures must be consistent with Policies take account of the Mental Capacity Act. statutory, national and local LSCB and LSAB policies can be accessed at: guidance (policies as per Appendix 1).
the expectation that this will be made public. 5 An adverse incident reporting system is in place which identifies circumstances/incidents which have compromised the safety and welfare of children and or vulnerable adults Commissioners provided with a quarterly report of key themes/learning from SUIs that involve safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All complaints that refer to the safety of children and vulnerable adults are referred and investigated thoroughly 6 A programme of internal audit and review is in place that enables the organisation to evidence the learning from review, incidents and inspections Audits of safeguarding arrangements to include progress on action to implement recommendations from: Serious Case Reviews Internal management reviews as a consequence of SUI’s compromising the safety/welfare of service users Reports from national bodies e.g. Ofsted, Care Quality Commission. 7 Staff at all levels, have easy access to safeguarding policies and procedures. These policies and procedures must be consistent with statutory, national and local guidance (policies as per Appendix 1). Policies and procedures are updated regularly to reflect any structural, departmental and legal changes Policies take account of the Mental Capacity Act. LSCB and LSAB policies can be accessed at:
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