leave with a possible pay-off. This contributed to the atmosphere where inappropriate behaviour was tolerated. This has been identified as key issue at the BBC, in the NHS and at Duncroft School. It reflects a culture where abusive behaviour is normalised and allowed to continue. Organisations need to ensure that they value safeguarding and this is reflected in learning and development opportunities, supervision arrangements, leadership and communication. Similarly, it is also vital that practitioners know how to respond to disclosures of abuse and know where and how to raise concerns. It is also essential, when services are being provided to adults with care and support needs that clear messages are provided to them about behaviour is acceptable and that which is not. Ii Learning: Principles for Organisations and Staff All the learning relates to the need for organisations and people working with adults with care and support needs to: Be about their safeguarding values and attitudes; Know that celebrity and /or power should not mean someone is able to act unacceptably Think about dignity and safety and consider who has access to where and why; Have good governance in place exercised and seen to be exercised …… Be open and transparent, internally and externally Exercise safe recruitment approaches Have accessible, valued and robust complaints procedures, with a demonstrably clear culture of wanting to hear patient / user views Make sure everyone knows how to escalate concerns and the whistle-blowing policy Have a policy of non-acceptance of any form of abuse and communicate this at all levels of the organisation Value safeguarding adults and children and place this at the heart of their work 5. Assurance Checklists
leave with a possible pay-off. This contributed to the atmosphere where inappropriate behaviour was tolerated. This has been identified as key issue at the BBC, in the NHS and at Duncroft School. It reflects a culture where abusive behaviour is normalised and allowed to continue. Organisations need to ensure that they value safeguarding and this is reflected in learning and development opportunities, supervision arrangements, leadership and communication. Similarly, it is also vital that practitioners know how to respond to disclosures of abuse and know where and how to raise concerns. It is also essential, when services are being provided to adults with care and support needs that clear messages are provided to them about behaviour is acceptable and that which is not. Ii Learning: Principles for Organisations and Staff All the learning relates to the need for organisations and people working with adults with care and support needs to: Be about their safeguarding values and attitudes; Know that celebrity and /or power should not mean someone is able to act unacceptably Think about dignity and safety and consider who has access to where and why; Have good governance in place …… exercised and seen to be exercised Be open and transparent, internally and externally Exercise safe recruitment approaches Have accessible, valued and robust complaints procedures, with a demonstrably clear culture of wanting to hear patient / user views Make sure everyone knows how to escalate concerns and the whistle-blowing policy Have a policy of non-acceptance of any form of abuse and communicate this at all levels of the organisation Value safeguarding adults and children and place this at the heart of their work 5. Assurance Checklists
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