Hello BMW
  • Home
  • Auto
  • Business and Management
    • Real Estate
    • Finance
    • Marketing and Advertising
  • Fashion
  • Shopping
  • Health and Fitness
    • Food and Drink
  • House and Home
  • Tech News
    • Internet
    • Online Business
    • Web Development
  • Relationships
  • Wedding
  • Travel and Leisure
Home  /  Reviews  /  What does a Safeguarding Officer do?

What does a Safeguarding Officer do?

Linda Blair June 29, 2017 Reviews Leave a Comment

There are few more serious responsibilities than being charged with the task of protecting the most vulnerable members of our society, namely our children. Since the Children Act 2004, organisations like schools, nurseries and charities which have dealings with children are required to employ a Designated Safeguarding Person (Safeguarding Officer). This person’s role is essentially to ensure that the children and young people with whom the institution has contact are safe and protected from predatory or abusive behaviour by adults.

 

Image Credit

There are two main strands to this task:

 Strategic

The Safeguarding Officer, who experts say should be a senior and well-respected member of existing staff or an experienced new hire with a proven background in child protection, has a broad strategic brief. In other words, he or she must be constantly seeking ways in which a body’s strategy, ethos and performance can be enhanced and refined. In addition, the Safeguarding Officer is responsible for the training and education of co-workers so that they are equipped to identify the signs and symptoms of abuse and are fully aware of the procedures in place to report their concerns.

There is never space for complacency in the area of safeguarding children and organisations need to evolve and review their policies on an ongoing basis, as has been highlighted by numerous high profile scandals in UK news in recent years. See, for example, English cricket’s determination to make its protection infrastructure more robust.

  

Image Credit

Ongoing compliance

The Safety Officer must also ensure corporate compliance with the various pieces of legislation and statutory instruments designed to protect children. For example, he or she is required to liaise in certain circumstances with law enforcement and social services as well as preparing an audit of the organisation’s child protection record every two years. A crucial function is making sure that, when employing new personnel, the school or charity, for example, conforms to safe recruitment procedures. This involves, among other activities, investigating an applicant’s criminal record by carrying out a DBS or CRB check via an agency like http://www.carecheck.co.uk/.

This is, of course, the most basic introduction to what is a complex and challenging job. Those concerned either with the Safeguarding Officer’s function or with child protection should, in the first instance, read some of the excellent government guidances such as https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-children-and-young-people/safeguarding-children-and-young-people.

Previous Article
Next Article

About Author

Linda Blair

Related Posts

  • 7 Types of Skateboards and Their Benefits

    Top Skateboards Reviewed – Jacksonville, OKC, Dallas

    July 5, 2025
  • What four-season vegetable grow best year-round in Philadelphia

    Philadelphia Home Gardening – Four‑Season Vegetable & Herb Growing

    July 2, 2025
  • Are reusable items more expensive

    Philadelphia Green Party Supplies: Compostable & Reusable Favorites

    June 30, 2025

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Posts

  • Top Skateboards Reviewed – Jacksonville, OKC, Dallas
  • Philadelphia Luxury Shopping Tips: Exclusive Bag Destinations
  • Philadelphia Custom Kitchen Renovation Before & After: Real Stories, Real Transformations
  • Post-Accident Legal Rights in Philadelphia Explained
  • Philadelphia Roofing Repairs: Quality You Can Trust

Categories

  • Business and Management
  • Cars and Trucks
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Finance
  • Food and Drink
  • Health and Fitness
  • House and Home
  • Internet
  • Jobs and Careers
  • Law and Orders
  • Lifestyle
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Online Business
  • Parenting
  • Pet
  • Real Estate
  • Relationships
  • Reviews
  • Shopping
  • Technology and Gadgets
  • Tips
  • Travel and Leisure
  • Web Development
  • Wedding

Tags

2021 Blue Bodybuilding Bridal Business business ideas Decoration Design education Financial health Healthy House House and Home Ideas Important Improve innovative Internet Kitchen los angeles Lose Weight net worth New York nia renee hill photography physical planning profitable business ideas Public recommendations Relations release date Retirement sink small washrooms social network strategies Stress travel Web design web development Website wedding Yoga

Pages

  • Contact US
  • Private Policy
  • Sitemap

Archives

  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • May 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
Theme by ThemesPie | Proudly Powered by WordPress