How to report a Safeguarding concern
If you suspect someone is being abused, someone confides in you, someone has a concern or complaint about any adult or about you, it is your duty to report it.
For reference, a copy of the most up-to-date Safeguarding Policy can be found here>>
What to do:
Where someone reports information to you that you consider to be a concern:
- Allow them to speak without interruption and accept what they say.
- Be understanding and reassuring but do not give your opinion.
- Tell them that you will try to offer support but that you must pass the information on.
- Tell the Manager of the session you are attending and/or the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Whether it is something you personally have noticed, or if it is something that has been reported to you, the concern must be properly reported and recorded…
- Complete the Raising a Safeguarding Concern online form, detailing your notes of what was said, using the actual words wherever possible.
- This is immediately distributed to the DSL and Deputy DSL.
- One of them will make contact you to ask you more about your report.
- The link to the form is here>>
Other actions:
- Where relevant, you and / or the Garden Leader should also add a comment to the weekly online Garden Report, so that the Parent Liaison team is immediately aware of a possible concern.
- Make sure that the activity you are involved in poses no further risk to the welfare of the people taking part in it.
