Please note: Safeguarding/Child Protection training records are held by Dudley Childcare Strategy Team. Section 3 What you should have in place Safeguarding/Child Yes No If no, the action I will take What to Include: Action Protection by & If yes, please give details Procedures date Do you have a A Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy should be (1) Safeguarding/child clear and to the point. It should consist of a series protection policy that of brief statements about how your provision aims is accessible for: to protect children from harm and promote their welfare. If a written policy is available this needs to be Staff/Volunteers/ (a) accessible to everyone and as good practice be Students? displayed. Consideration should be given to take account of Parents/Carers (b) children and young people’s views and feelings on staying safe. (Are they aware of whom they can contact or talk to?) (2) (a) Do you have Clear step-by step guidance on what to do, who written procedures to go to and how to act on concerns about a that tell you what you child’s safety/welfare. should do if concerned about a Guidance. What to do if you’re worried a child is child? being abused (b) Are you aware Guidance on how to recognise the indicators of that if a child/ren are domestic abuse can be found in the Your Roles living in a household and Responsibilities booklet where there is domestic abuse a
Please note: Safeguarding/Child Protection training records are held by Dudley Childcare Strategy Team. Section 3 What you should have in place Safeguarding/Child Protection Procedures Yes No If no, the action I will take If yes, please give details What to Include: Action by & date (1) Do you have a Safeguarding/child protection policy that is accessible for: (a) Staff/Volunteers/ Students? (b) Parents/Carers A Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy should be clear and to the point. It should consist of a series of brief statements about how your provision aims to protect children from harm and promote their welfare. If a written policy is available this needs to be accessible to everyone and as good practice be displayed. Consideration should be given to take account of children and young people’s views and feelings on staying safe. (Are they aware of whom they can contact or talk to?) (2) (a) Do you have written procedures that tell you what you should do if concerned about a child? (b) Are you aware that if a child/ren are living in a household where there is domestic abuse a Clear step-by step guidance on what to do, who to go to and how to act on concerns about a child’s safety/welfare. Guidance. What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused Guidance on how to recognise the indicators of domestic abuse can be found in the Your Roles and Responsibilities booklet
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