Where there is a concern that the child may be suffering or is at risk of suffering significant harm, the safety and welfare must be the child’s overriding consideration. Staff adhere to the confidentiality policy. Any child protection school’s concerns must be kept strictly confidential and shared on a to ‘need know’ basis only. The importance that children place in confidentiality is recognised and the need to make sure it is not breached where the child is not at risk must be considered. However, confidentiality has never been absolute and staff must balance this against the need to safeguard children at all times. The safety, well-being and protection of children is the paramount consideration in all decisions staff make about confidentiality. 5.9. Student Information The school will endeavour to keep up-to-date and accurate information in order to keep children safe and provide appropriate care for them. The school requires accurate and up-to-date information regarding: names and contact details of persons with whom the child normally lives names and contact details of all persons with parental responsibility (if different from above) emergency contact details (if different from above) details of any persons authorised to collect the child from school (if different from above - this applies to the Primary school setting) details of persons specifically NOT authorised to collect the child from school any relevant court orders in place including those which affect any access person’s to the child (e.g. Residence Order, Contact Order, Care Order, Injunctions etc.) if the child is or has been on a CP, CIN, CAF, TAF or any other related plan name and contact detail of G.P. details of any private fostering arrangements made for a child any other factors which may impact on the safety and welfare of the child The school will collate, store and agree access to this information in accordance with Data Protection. CP/safeguarding records are kept securely and separate from children’s regular school records/file. 6. ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES
Where there is a concern that the child may be suffering or is at risk of suffering significant harm, the child’s safety and welfare must be the overriding consideration. Staff adhere to the school’s confidentiality policy. Any child protection concerns must be kept strictly confidential and shared on a ‘need to know’ basis only. The importance that children place in confidentiality is recognised and the need to make sure it is not breached where the child is not at risk must be considered. However, confidentiality has never been absolute and staff must balance this against the need to safeguard children at all times. The safety, well-being and protection of children is the paramount consideration in all decisions staff make about confidentiality. 5.9. Student Information The school will endeavour to keep up-to-date and accurate information in order to keep children safe and provide appropriate care for them. The school requires accurate and up-to-date information regarding: names and contact details of persons with whom the child normally lives names and contact details of all persons with parental responsibility (if different from above) emergency contact details (if different from above) details of any persons authorised to collect the child from school (if different from above - this applies to the Primary school setting) details of persons specifically NOT authorised to collect the child from school any relevant court orders in place including those which affect any person’s access to the child (e.g. Residence Order, Contact Order, Care Order, Injunctions etc.) if the child is or has been on a CP, CIN, CAF, TAF or any other related plan name and contact detail of G.P. details of any private fostering arrangements made for a child any other factors which may impact on the safety and welfare of the child The school will collate, store and agree access to this information in accordance with Data Protection. CP/safeguarding records are kept securely and separate from children’s regular school records/file. 6. ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES
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