Does your organisation Copy of statement have a safeguarding Statement promoted to statement agreed by stakeholders senior management? Promoted on web site Does your organisation Written job description have written procedures Written application form to include request for references for recruitment and selection of staff and and self declaration. volunteers? Record of interview Follow-up on written references Are all staff and volunteer Access NI reference check appointments subject to recorded Written list of roles that are the appropriate safeguarding checks and within the “regulated” these are properly organisation recorded? Proof of ID request Does your organisation Written list of information provide Safeguarding provided to staff on induction. training for Designated Copy of letters/memos/ Officer, and certificate outlining safeguarding volunteers? training provided to staff. Data-base of trained Learning outcomes from safeguarding training. Name of designated Safeguarding Officer (Please provide name of officer in comments) Does your organisation Copy of regularly re-evaluate and letters/memos/certificate update your safeguarding outlining Safeguarding training training and education? provided to staff. Does your organisation Written procedures for reporting have written procedures concerns to Designated Officer for reporting child and statutory services protection concerns, Proformas/written guidance. disclosures and allegations? Are the procedures for Confirmation from staff reporting concerns (especially recently recruited) communicated to staff and that they have received volunteers? safeguarding training and written reporting procedures Copy of complaints, disciplinary Does your organisation have an open complaints and appeals process. process that includes Evidence of how this is guidelines on a communicated to stakeholders disciplinary process? Does your organisation Written documents stating the have written procedures name and up to date contact for Designated Officers? details of Designated Officers.(Please name
Does your organisation have a safeguarding statement agreed by senior management? Copy of statement Statement promoted to stakeholders Promoted on web site Does your organisation have written procedures for recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers? Written job description Written application form to include request for references and self declaration. Record of interview Follow-up on written references Are all staff and volunteer appointments subject to the appropriate safeguarding checks and these are properly recorded? Access NI reference check recorded Written list of roles that are “regulated” within the organisation Proof of ID request Does your organisation provide Safeguarding training for Designated Officer, and volunteers? Written list of information provided to staff on induction. Copy of letters/memos/ certificate outlining safeguarding training provided to staff. Data-base of trained Learning outcomes from safeguarding training. Name of designated Safeguarding Officer (Please provide name of officer in comments) Does your organisation regularly re-evaluate and update your safeguarding training and education? Copy of letters/memos/certificate outlining Safeguarding training provided to staff. Does your organisation have written procedures for reporting child protection concerns, disclosures and allegations? Written procedures for reporting concerns to Designated Officer and statutory services Proformas/written guidance. Are the procedures for reporting concerns communicated to staff and volunteers? Confirmation from staff (especially recently recruited) that they have received safeguarding training and written reporting procedures Does your organisation have an open complaints process that includes guidelines on a disciplinary process? Copy of complaints, disciplinary and appeals process. Evidence of how this is communicated to stakeholders Does your organisation have written procedures for Designated Officers? Written documents stating the name and up to date contact details of Designated Officers.(Please name
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