CORPORATE

SAFEGUARDING

POLICY

January 2013

The application of this policy is mandatory for all Scope staff, volunteers, foster carers, approved carers, school Governors, agency/bank staff and all other Scope representatives.

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SCOPE CORPORATE SAFEGUARDING POLICY

1. Background

1.1 Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk effectively is central to all of Scope’s work and supports Scope’s strategy to maximise the life opportunities and the health and wellbeing of disabled people.

1.2 This policy sets out Scope’s expectations of its staff,[including agency/bank] volunteers, foster carers, approved carers and School Governors, in respect of ensuring the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. In support of these expectations training will be provided to ensure that the workforce is competent and confident to act in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedures if they have any concerns about the safety or wellbeing of a customer and to take necessary action if harm or neglect is suspected or found.

1.3 Scope also recognises that it has an on-going duty of care to the children and adults it has contact with especially where safeguarding issues occur. Accordingly, Scope’s safeguarding procedures and practices address both the immediate and longer term safeguarding needs of the individuals concerned.

2. Corporate Safeguarding Policy2.1 Scope is committed to promoting the health, safety and wellbeing of all its

service users and therefore has zero tolerance towards all forms of harm and neglect perpetrated towards children and adults at risk.

2.2 Safeguarding children and adults at risk is of the utmost priority and will be understood to be the responsibility of all Scope staff, foster carers and volunteers including agency workers.

2.2 The application of this policy and adherence to the associated Safeguarding of

Children Procedures and Safeguarding of Adults at Risk Procedures is mandatory for all Scope trustees, staff including agency/bank staff, volunteers, foster carers, approved carers and school Governors.

2.4 Scope will take all necessary actions to prevent and stop any harm and neglect experienced by children and adults at risk, in partnership with statutory agencies, no matter whether that harm or neglect is caused by Scope staff or other representatives, family or other carers, the general public or other Scope service users.

2.5 For adults at risk, Scope’s safeguarding policies, procedures and practices are predicated on the clear understanding that the adult concerned determines the response to safeguarding issues, unless they are formally assessed as lacking capacity to do so.

2.6 Scope will ensure that its safeguarding policy, associated procedures and Safeguarding Standards, are consistent with Local Authority Multi-agency procedures, safeguarding, social care and education legislation and guidance for England and Wales and Charity Commission requirements.

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2.7 Scope’s Safeguarding Management Board is accountable for ensuring effective corporate safeguarding practices in line with agreed procedures which are quality assured. It holds strategic responsibility for safeguarding planning, practice development and training management. The Management Board will be chaired by the Executive Director of Services and will work to agreed terms of reference (Appendix 1).

2.8 It is Scope’s Policy that all safeguarding concerns and alerts are referred without delay to Scope’s Safeguarding Service and to the local safeguarding service within the relevant local authority. Scope’s Safeguarding Service will provide comprehensive advice, guidance and support in all matters related to safeguarding. The advice given by the Safeguarding Service is mandatory in circumstances where there are protection concerns. In the unusual circumstance that there is disagreement about advice given by the Safeguarding Service, the Executive Director of Services (or their delegate) will be informed and they will make the final decision as to the appropriate action to be taken.

2.9 Where any Scope staff member or representative is alleged to have caused harm or neglect to children or adults at risk in the course of their Scope duties or external lives, Scope will ensure that appropriate action is taken to protect service users, disabled volunteers or staff.

2.10 Scope’s Safeguarding Service will oversee the implementation of the organisation’s Child Safeguarding Procedure and the Adult at Risk Safeguarding Procedure.

2.11 The Safeguarding Service will comprise of appropriately qualified and trained managers and social workers to provide expert advice, support, training and provide an objective resource for the investigation of complex safeguarding cases, including allegations of institutional abuse, in accordance with Local Authority Multi-agency Safeguarding procedures.

2.12 Scope will provide clear lines of responsibility and accountability for all Scope trustees, staff, foster carers, approved carers, volunteers and Governors. This will include staff designated specific roles and responsibilities in safeguarding children and adults at risk that use Scope Services and/or come into contact with Scope representatives.

2.13 Every Scope Service will have an appropriate number of trained Designated Safeguarding Advisors (DSAs) depending on the size, role and function of the service. Information pertaining to the availability and impact of these DSAs in securing effective safeguarding practice across the organisation will be addressed in the routine report to Scope’s Safeguarding Management Board.

2.14 Scope will publish its safeguarding policy and associated procedures electronically and in formats accessible to staff, volunteers and service users.

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3. Key Safeguarding Responsibilities

3.1 Because Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: all Scope staff, representatives and volunteers who, during the course of their activities with Scope, have direct or indirect contact with children and adults at risk have a responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. This policy applies to all Scope staff, foster carers, volunteers, temporary, part-time and agency/bank staff and Trustees/Governors.

Role Safeguarding ResponsibilityTrustees Ensure that effective safeguarding policies and practices are approved,

implemented and monitored throughout Scope. Take steps to ensure that any safeguarding risks arising from Scope’s activities and operations involving children and adults at risk are assessed and measures are put in place to reduce these risks to acceptable levels.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ensure that Scope has appropriate and effective safeguarding policies and procedures in place and that the Executive Leadership Team is able to implement fully the Corporate Safeguarding Policy across all areas of Scope’s work.Ensure that the Board of Trustees are immediately advised of any major causes of safeguarding concern.Ensure that the Executive Leadership Team routinely evaluates the quality and impact of Scope’s safeguarding activities, ensuring transparency and a learning culture across the organisation in securing any improvements to safeguarding policies, procedures and practices.Support and challenge the Executive Director of Services in the development and delivery of Scope’s safeguarding practice.

Executive Director of Service Development and effective implementation of Scope’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy based on national guidance and recognised best practice.Ensure that the Chief Executive/Board of Trustees are immediately advised of any major causes of safeguarding concern. Delivery of effective corporate governance arrangements for safeguarding, primarily in the form of regular, relevant and rigorous reports about the quality, consistency and effectiveness of safeguarding practice across all of Scope’s operations.Chair the corporate Safeguarding Management BoardAppropriate resourcing of safeguarding support and training throughout ScopeEstablish appropriate risk management strategies in relation to children and adults at risk throughout Scope’s Services.

Executive Leadership Team, Directors, Heads of Department, Area Managers and Retail Managers

Oversee effective delivery, management and monitoring of safeguarding within their area of responsibility and promote best practice throughout Scope.

Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance

Ensure Scope’s corporate safeguarding practices, training and procedures comply with national legislation and guidance.Develop and deliver appropriate safeguarding training across all of Scope’s areas of work.Ensure that the Executive Director of Services/Chief Executive is immediately advised of any major causes of safeguarding concern.Develop, collate and report on safeguarding metrics across the organization and to lead the annual programme of safeguarding audits.

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Role Safeguarding ResponsibilityNominated Individuals (currently Director of Services, Wales & Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance in England)

Ensure all staff are compliant with procedures and follow the advice and guidance of the Safeguarding Service.Provide the Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance with safeguarding performance information as is required for the Safeguarding Management Board, ELT, Development & Audit Committees and the Board of Trustees.

Safeguarding Team Ensure all appropriate steps are taken in cases that have been referred to the Safeguarding Service.Ensure the Safeguarding procedures are followed.Ensure advice, guidance and training is provided consistently and supports the full implementation of the policy and associated procedures.

School & College Governors Establish safeguarding as a standing item at each Governor’s meeting and ensure that the Head Teacher/Principal provides routine reports on any reported Safeguarding issues.Ensure that the requirements of the Corporate Safeguarding Policy and Procedures are being met.Ensure that any safeguarding action plans arising from Ofsted/CSIW/CQC inspections findings and recommendations are discussed in advance of approval with the Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance and thereafter submitted to the Executive Director of Services.

Service Managers, Shop Managers, Employment Operations Managers & Designated Safeguarding Advisers (DSAs)

Ensure all staff, approved carers and volunteers within their Service are aware of how to identify and respond to concerns and/or allegations of harm and neglect.Ensure that staff and volunteers in their Service receive annual safeguarding training.Ensure the Local Authority Safeguarding Adults procedure and Scope’s Adult at Risk Safeguarding procedure are accessible to all staff members and volunteers.Ensure their Local Authority Safeguarding Adults out of hours contact details and the Scope on-call managers contact details are available to staff and volunteers within the Service.Ensure their Local Authority Safeguarding Children procedure and Scope’s Safeguarding Children procedures are accessible to all staff members and volunteers.Responsible for ensuring their Local Authority Safeguarding Children out of hours contact details and the Scope on-call managers contact details are available to staff and volunteers within the Service.

Staff and Volunteers Identify and take steps to safeguard and protect children and adults at risk when concerns arise.

4. Monitoring and Review

4.1 This policy will be monitored in line with the Scope Quality Framework and corporate audit requirements.

4.2 Systems will be established to reflect on and gain organisational learning from Safeguarding issues within Scope. This learning will be shared as appropriate with Service staff to highlight patterns or persistent incidents and actions required to prevent them happening in the future.

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4.3 Regular assurance audits against Scope Safeguarding Standards (see Appendix 2) and other agreed parameters, including benchmarking against other comparable organisations will take place in conjunction with Internal Audit.

4.4 Staff understanding of this policy will be ensured through training and the delivery of awareness raising workshops. For new staff these will form part of their induction process. There will be refresher training to ensure that staff remain up to date and aware of best practice.

4.5 This policy will be reviewed annually by the Safeguarding and Protection Manager, as part of the annual audit of safeguarding provision and any necessary changes will be recommended to the Safeguarding Management Board.

5. Definitions

See Glossary of Terms and Definitions (hyperlink) and Safeguarding Procedures

6. Legislation, Regulation & Guidance

6.1 For Scope to meet regulatory and statutory responsibilities a range of legislation and associated guidance is significant. For further information see the associated Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults at Risk procedures (hyperlinks)

7. Links to other Scope Policies and Procedures

7.1 The following Scope policies and procedures link to the Safeguarding Policy although this is not an exhaustive list:

Safeguarding Adults at Risk Procedure Behaviour Support and Physical Intervention Policy and Procedure Safeguarding Children Procedure Complaints Policy and Procedure Death of a Service User Policy and Procedure Disciplinary Policy and Procedure Health and Safety Policy and Procedure Major Incident Policy Medication Policy and Procedure Missing Person Policy and Procedure One to one Supervision Policy and Procedure Record Keeping Policy and Procedure Service User Finance Policy and Procedure Service User Financial Contributions Policy and Procedure Sexuality and Personal Relationships Policy and Procedure Suspension Policy and Procedure Speak Up Policy and Procedure

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7. Communication

7.1 This policy will be communicated and implemented through the following:

Service ethos Shared expectations Service systems such as team meetings Support systems for service users such as consultation groups Support systems for staff such as supervision Support systems for parents and families such as consultation groups and

newsletters Training of Scope staff and other representatives Regular and robust reporting through the Safeguarding Management Board,

Services SMT the Executive Leadership Team, the Development and Audit Committees and the Board of Trustees.

7.2 All Scope Services staff, volunteers and other representatives will have a good working knowledge of this policy and associated procedure. Staff will sign to say they have read and understood this policy. A note will be made alongside safeguarding training records.

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APPENDIX 1

Scope Safeguarding Management Board

Terms of Reference

1. Purpose of the Group

To fulfil Scope’s Corporate Governance in respect of the safeguarding and protection of children and adults at risk and to have a strategic overview of all matters relating to Safeguarding across Scope. The Safeguarding Management Board will also agree the framework within which the Safeguarding Team operates and how Scope addresses issues of Safeguarding and Protection corporately.

2. Membership of the Safeguarding Management Board

Executive Director of Services (Chair) Head of Safeguarding, Quality, Risk & Compliance Safeguarding Manager  Regional Director - Children or adults specialism Area Manager - Children or adults specialism to complement R.D. Education Representative Executive Director of HR (or representative) Retail Manager Volunteer Manager Board Administrator

3. Frequency of meetings

A minimum of once every three months, but more frequently if necessary.

4. Objectives:

4.1 To monitor the quality and effectiveness of safeguarding and protection throughout Scope.

4.2 To recommend safeguarding policy and procedural changes in light of both internal and external drivers and stakeholder needs.

4.3 To agree the Annual Training Strategy and Plan.4.4 To sponsor specific projects relating to the improvement and development of

safeguarding throughout Scope.4.5 To agree safeguarding standards, performance indicators and audit plans.4.6 To act as the best practice group for safeguarding and to disseminate learning

from internal and external investigations, contemporary research and changes in legislation, regulation and statutory guidance through publications, briefings, safeguarding forums and training.

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4.7 To monitor safeguarding activities and use the information to direct future planning.

4.8 To consider the annual Safeguarding and Protection report and make recommendations to ELT and Board of Trustees.

4.9 To support the activities and development of the Corporate Safeguarding Team.

4.10 To contribute to the safeguarding element of the Quality, Risk and Compliance annual departmental business plan.

5. Reporting Requirements

5.1 Audits and reports, wherever possible incorporating service user, parent or carer feedback, for Senior Management Teams, Committees and the Board.

5.2 Quarterly reports to the Executive Leadership Team addressing the quality and effectiveness of safeguarding practice across the organisation.

5.2 Bi-annual reports to the Development Committee detailing safeguarding issues arising from national policies for children and adults at risk.

5.3 Disseminating recommendations for changes in practice as a result of the safeguarding outcomes of inspections and action plans arising from Serious Case Reviews.

5.4 An annual report on the quality and effectiveness of safeguarding and protection to the Board of Trustees setting out a review of the previous year’s safeguarding activities, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of safeguarding practice and the improvement priorities for the forthcoming year.

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Standard Components of standard

1. Leadership1.1 The ELT lead for safeguarding children and adults at

risk will be the Executive Director of Services1.1.1Job description clearly identifies safeguarding responsibilities

1.2 The Operational lead for safeguarding children and adults at risk will be the Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance who is a qualified social worker

1.2.1 Job description clearly identifies safeguarding responsibilities1.2.2 Operational lead for safeguarding should have expertise in adult and/or child safeguarding services; should understand the nature of abuse and neglect and the organisation’s arrangements for safeguarding children and adults at risk

1.3 There is a designated Safeguarding Manager, their focus is the management of safeguarding investigations, provision of advice and training throughout the organisation

1.3.1 Job description clearly identifies safeguarding responsibilities1.3.2 Supervision arrangements should be in place for the Safeguarding Manager in respect of their safeguarding responsibilities; an annual PDP will include a review of the job role1.3.3 The Safeguarding Manager will have sufficient time, support and flexibility to carry out their responsibilities – this should be detailed in their job plans1.3.4 Oversee Scope’s Safeguarding Service collection, analysis and reporting of safeguarding performance information and disseminate learning gained as a result

1.4 The corporate Safeguarding Management Board will have an operational overview of all matters relating to safeguarding across Scope and will agree the framework within which the Safeguarding Service operates and how Scope addresses issues of safeguarding and protection corporately

1.4.1 The Terms of Reference for the Safeguarding Board clearly identify its role and responsibilities1.4.2 The membership of the Safeguarding Board reflects the diversity of service provision within Scope and includes at least one independent member

2. Governance arrangements / Quality Assurance

2.1 The Board of Trustees regularly reviews safeguarding across the organisation

2.1.1 The Board will receive at least an annual report, presented at Board level, on safeguarding arrangements.2.1.2 The report will be made public2.1.3 Reports on safeguarding may additionally be included within other reports, e.g. Audit or Development Committees

Appendix 2

Scope Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk Standards

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2.2 An adverse incident reporting system is in place which identifies circumstances/incidents which have compromised the safety and welfare of children or adults at risk and that enables the organisation to continuously improve the protection of all service users from abuse or the risk of abuse

2.2.1 Internal management reviews as a consequence of Scope compromising the safety/welfare of service users2.2.2 Inspection reports from national bodies e.g. Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, Estyn, CSSIW2.2.3 Internal safeguarding investigations2.2.4 Internal audit and quality assurance activities2.2.5 Comprehensive notification system providing regular reports to managers and the Safeguarding Board2.2.6 All complaints that refer to the safety of children and vulnerable adults are referred and investigatedthoroughly by the Safeguarding Service2.2.7 All action plans/learning resulting from investigations are shared across the organisation via forums and briefings2.3 A programme of internal and external audit and review

is in place that enables Scope to continuouslyimprove the protection of all service users from abuse or the risk of abuse

2.3.1 An annual Programme of audit and evaluation of safeguarding arrangements across Scope Servicesto include progress on action to implement recommendations from Internal Serious Case Reviews2.3.2 Internal management reviews as a consequence of Scope representatives compromising the safety/welfare of service users2.3.3 Reports from national bodies e.g. Ofsted, Care Quality Commission, Local Authority/Police investigations where organisational learning will be drawn from their review by the Safeguarding Board and Best Practice Groups2.3.4 Performance metrics and the results of audits will be routinely reported to the Safeguarding Management Board and detailed in the quarterly safeguarding reports to the Executive Leadership Team2.3.5 Data will be reported in safeguarding reports to the Development Committee and Board of Trustees2.4 Executive Director of Services supported by the

Safeguarding Management Board will ensure corporate safeguarding governance

2.4.1Quarterly reports to the Executive Leadership Team addressing the quality and effectiveness of safeguarding practice across the organisation2.4.2 Bi-annual reports to the Development Committee detailing safeguarding issues arising from national policies for children and adults at risk2.4.3 An overview of the quality and effectiveness of Scope’s safeguarding policies, procedures and practice,the safeguarding outcomes of inspections together with actions taken in response to inspection findings and the outcomes and action plans arising from Serious Case Reviews2.4.4 An annual report to the Board of Trustees setting out a review of the previous year’s safeguarding activities, an evaluation of the effectiveness of safeguarding practice and the improvement priorities for the forthcoming year

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3. Safeguarding policies, procedures and systems

3.1 Staff at all levels, have easy access to safeguarding children and vulnerable adult policy and proceduresThis policy and the associated separate procedures for children and adults safeguarding must be consistent with statutory, national and local guidance for both England and Wales.

3.1.1 The policy and associated procedures are consistent with statutory Local Authority multi-agency procedures, national safeguarding legislation and guidance and Charity Commission requirements3.1.2 The policy and associated safeguarding procedures are updated annually to reflect any structural, departmental, legal or other changes

3.1.3 The policy and associated safeguarding procedures undergo an Equalities Impact Assessment3.1.4 The Safeguarding policy and associated safeguarding procedures will be audited and reviewed at a minimum two yearly to evaluate their effectiveness and to ensure they are working in practice.3.1.5 The policy and associated procedures to specifically consider children and vulnerable adults in special circumstances, e.g. those with a disability, those who do not speak English as their first language, etc. Scope Safeguarding Children policies & procedures can be accessed at: (hyperlink) Scope Safeguarding Adults at Risk policies & procedures can be accessed at: (hyperlink)

3.2 There are clear procedures for recording and reporting concerns, suspicions and allegations of abuse to children and to vulnerable adults at risk rather than vulnerable in line with national guidance.

3.2.1 The procedures include a process for following up referrals to social care services

3.3 There is a process for resolving cases where Scope staff have a difference of opinion in relation to safeguarding concerns for children andvulnerable adults

3.3.1 The procedures include a process for resolving cases where there is a difference of opinion with the ultimate decision maker being the Executive Director of Services

3.4 There is clear guidance on how to respond to a disclosure of abuse from all children and adults at risk which includes a confidentiality policy.

3.4.1 The procedures include a process for management of disclosure3.4.2 There is a Confidentiality policy which is referenced in safeguarding training3.4.3 Safeguarding training includes clear guidance on the management of safeguarding concerns, including the need to ensure information is shared correctly with the welfare of children and vulnerable adults being the paramount concern.

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3.5 There is clear guidance on managing allegations against staff and volunteers working with children and/or adults at risk in line with national guidance

3.5.1 A senior manager is identified to have overall strategic responsibility for ensuring Scope operates within the safeguarding policy and procedures and a nominated senior manager to whom all allegations or concerns are reported.3.5.2 The procedures must be followed when there are concerns that any person in a position of trust (whether paid or unpaid) has:-3.5.2.1 behaved in a way that has harmed a child and or adult at risk, or may have harmed a child and or vulnerable adult3.5.2.2 possibly committed a criminal offence against or related to a child or adult at risk3.5.2.3 behaved towards a child or vulnerable adult in a way that indicates s/he is unsuitable to work with children or adults at risk3.5.3 All substantiated cases to be reported to the Executive Director of Services in addition to other regulatory bodies.

3.6 There are robust complaints and whistle blowing policies/procedures in place

3.6.1 A guarantee is provided to staff and service users that using the procedures appropriately will not prejudice their own position or prospects3.6.2 There is a Speak Up (whistleblowing) policy and procedure3.6.3 There is a Complaints policy and procedure.

4. Information sharing

4.1 There are agreed systems, standards and protocols for sharing information within the Service and between agencies in accordance with national and local guidance

4.1.1 Staff understand what to do and when to share information if they believe a child or adult is at risk is in risk of harm4.1.2 Agency-specific guidance is produced to complement guidance issued by central government and training is made available to existing and new staff as part of their induction programme and ongoing train4.1.3 Managers are fully conversant with the legal framework and good practice guidance issued for practitioners

5. Inter-agency working

5.1 Scope Services staff work with partners to protect children and adults at risk and participates in reviews as set out in local guidance

5.1.1 Staff to provide, when requested, information on their involvement with a child or adult at risk to inform the case discussion in relation to multi-agency meetings including Serious Case Reviews5.1.2 Staff who are invited to attend a multi-agency meeting in relation to a child or vulnerable adult

must make every effort to attend and will submit a written report where requested to do so

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6. Safe recruitment practices6.1 Robust recruitment and vetting procedures are in

place to help prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable adults and children

6.1.1 Staff in ‘regulated activities’ must have an enhanced DRB check6.1.2 It will be an offence for an employer to knowingly appoint a barred person into controlled activity without putting appropriate safeguards in place; therefore the DRB should be asked to carry out a check to determine if a new entrant into a controlled activity is barred from a regulated activity6.1.3 References are always verified, a full employment history is always available with satisfactory explanations for any gaps in employment history, qualifications are checked and the appropriate DRB check is undertaken in line with national and local guidance6.1.4 Scope is legally obliged to refer information to the ISA if they have moved or removed an individual because they have harmed, or there is a risk of harm to, a member of a vulnerable group

6.2 Safeguarding responsibilities are reflected in all job descriptions relevant to role and responsibilities

6.2.1 Job descriptions are reviewed annually at PDP review

6.3 Staff involved in employing staff are trained in the processes of ‘safe recruitment’

6.3.1 Attendance records of safe recruitment training6.3.2 Evidence of refresher training every 3 years

7. Record keeping7.1 Staff working record their work in accordance with

statutory and best practice guidance7.1.1 All staff maintain an accurate, clear record of their involvement in service user support and interaction on a routine basis as required by Scope Record Keeping in Scope Services policy and procedure.7.1.2 Records are clear, accessible, comprehensive and contemporaneous with both judgments made and decisions taken carefully recorded. Differentiation is made between fact and opinion. The record is dated, signed and the person’s name legibly written at the end of the record entry

7.1.3 Where there are concerns about an individual’s welfare, all concerns, discussions held and decisions made and the reasons for those decisions are recorded in writing in the individuals records

8. Supervision and support8.1 Staff working directly with children and vulnerable

adults have access to advice support and supervision to enable them to manage the stresses inherent with this work

8.1.1 Access to advice / support is available to all staff working with children and vulnerable adults via line management, team meetings, formal and ad hoc supervision, refresher training, Safeguarding Service team8.1.2 Supervision notes recording case related decisions, management issues, staff development and support

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9. Staff training and continuing professional development

9.1 Scope staff and volunteers in contact with children or adults at risk are trained and competent to be alert to the potential indicators of abuse and neglect know how to act on those concerns in line with local guidance

9.1.1 The level of training an individual requires is dependent on their roles and responsibilities

9.1.2 Records are kept of those accessing training as per Scope Record Retention Schedules9.1.3 Refresher training is undertaken by all staff and volunteers at regular intervals (at a minimum 2 yearly)9.1.4 Designated Safeguarding Advisors (DSA) receive additional training through forums held twice a year and regular updates training (at a minimum 2 yearly)9.1.5 Every Scope Service will have an appropriate number of trained DSAs depending on the size, role and function of the service9.1.6 Information pertaining to the availability and impact of these DSAs in securing effective safeguarding practice across Scope will be addressed in the routine report to Scope’s Safeguarding Management Board

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Document Control

What date was this policy last approved? October 2008

Who was the approving body/post holder? Board of Trustees

When was this policy implemented? January 2013

What is the version number? 6

What version or policy does this one supersede?

Adult Safeguarding and Protection Policy

Child Safeguarding and Protection Policy

What consultation was undertaken when writing this policy? (key names and departments)

NSPCCAnn Craft TrustSenior Scope ManagementScope Designated Safeguarding Advisers

What are the supporting procedure(s)?

Child Safeguarding ProcedureAdult at Risk Safeguarding Procedure

What is the date of review? (Maximum 2 years from last approval date)

January 2015

Which department does this policy originate from?

Quality, Risk and Compliance: Safeguarding

Who is the lead manager Head of Quality, Risk and Compliance

Who is the author/contact person (if different from above)? Safeguarding Manager

Where else is the policy available?Policy & Procedure pages on InsiteSafeguarding pages on InsiteScope Safeguarding Service

What are the key changes to this policy? (in brief)

Complete re-write as previously there has been a separate policy for Adults and a separate one for Children

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