Safety Net Quality Assurance scheme

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Lynne Charmer - Safety Net

Improving Child Safety in Brighton and Hove

Simple Quality Protects

Working Together to Keep Children Safe

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Acknowledgments


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• Licence purchased summer 2011

• Roll out began October 2011

• 29 organisations involved in the process so far

• 2 GOLD AWARDS

• 6 SILVER AWARDS

• 8 BRONZE AWARDS

Simply Quality Protects


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Sector-friendly, sector-designed Safeguarding rootsBronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum levelsManagement Committee & Service-user participationAssessed by Safety NetRecognised by Local Authorities, Funders and CommissionersLocalised / signpostingReviewed annually

Simple Quality Protects: Quality Assurance for the cvs


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Children’s Workforce Development funding 2008-2011

• Training Needs Analysis

• Core Skills & Knowledge Programme

• ‘Core of the Core’ Research

• Quality Assurance Consultation

• Safeguarding & Child Protection training courses

Background – third sector research


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MAY 2010 TO FEBRUARY 2011

53 groups expressed an interest in a Quality Assurance scheme

38 for commissioning & funding reasons

6 for organisational reasons (developing good practice)

All 62 groups welcomed any support for safeguarding training, policy development and networking

Findings


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• Free training for small community groups and all volunteers working with CYP & families• 1:1 Support with understanding and applying for

CRB checks; consultation, dealing with disclosures

• Help with developing Best Practice and safer Policies & Procedures

• A free Quality Assurance scheme for the sector

The ‘Let’s Protect’ Offer


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• 29 organisations involved in Simple Quality Protects Oct ‘11 to Sept ‘12

• 16 awards; 13 pending• Positive links with the LSCB, CVSF, Sports

Development Team and Safe Network (NSPCC)

• Safeguarding Forum established

Key Successes


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• Sharing of good practice across the city• Increase of take-up on Core Skills Programme• 15% increase of CRB applications• 91 organisations registered with the Safe

Network• ‘Nuggets of Gold’ outcomes• Development of new training courses• Organisations ‘contract ready’

Key Successes continued


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• Checklist for parents/carers• Understanding safer recruitment• Equipment inventory• Clear roles & responsibilities• Developing shared protocols• Improved links and networks• Better clarity - thresholds for child protection

Nuggets of Gold: for groups


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Ability to create a solid staff & volunteer induction listClarity about who needs a CRB and whyBeing able to verify the safety of their work to other members of the communityA better understanding of Risk AssessmentsBeing able to provide their safety to funders and partnersClarity on the responsibilities of parent helpers

What Groups Told Us


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Improved organisation of policies – “They are now all in one place”Having the support to change and develop policiesCreating new policies - outdoor work, fires and use of knives and equipmentFeeling relieved that they are doing everything ‘right’Having the opportunity to help us to create new training courses

What Groups Told Us


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• Intelligence about less visible organisations• Supporting the emergence of new groups• Monitoring of professional expertise / gaps• Identifying gaps in Safeguarding & Child

Protection awareness• Insight into the sector experiences of ACAS• Mapping & growing inter-agency structures• Identifying child safety issues arising• Joined-up practice

Nuggets of Gold: for the sector


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Sector-friendly, sector-designed

• It has helped us to evidence Section 11 requirements for smaller groups • Fed into the safeguarding annual report for the LSCB• Enabled us to give a presentation to the LSCB to demonstrate how the community and voluntary sector is meeting its safeguarding requirements

Simple Quality Protects: Local Safeguarding Children’s Board


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• An Introduction To Safeguarding/Child Protection

61 organisations / 141 individuals

• Bespoke Safeguarding/ Child Protection


• An Introduction to Protective Behaviours


• Professional Boundaries training

3 organisations; 36 individuals

Training May ‘11-April ‘12: Total 83 groups


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• Visits to organisations• Individual and group support• Telephone and email advice• National updates• Confidential advice on disclosures• Supported application procedure


CRB support

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• Safer Recruitment including CRB, referencing, supervision

• ‘Live’ Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy• Equality & Diversity Policy and Procedures (Includes

Bullying)• Staff & Volunteer Training / Support• Online Safety Policy• Code of Ethics and Conduct• Health and Safety Procedures• Risk Assessments• Confidentiality & Data Protection Policies• Links with other Agencies & Networks

Promoting Safeguarding


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• Designated Child Protection Officers• Live and Relevant Child Protection Policy and

Procedures• Understanding Signs and Symptoms of Abuse• Knowing what to report / how/ who to• Handling Disclosure• Clear lines of accountability• Partnership working / multi agency working• Involving Social Care Teams / Police/ Other Agencies• Data Protection / Confidentiality Protocols• Specialised Training (where appropriate)

Promoting Child Protection


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Policy Development – QA Scheme


Safeguarding & Child Protection

Health & Safety; Risk Assessments

Equality & Diversity (incl Anti Bullying)

Online Safety & Social Media

Whistleblowing & Managing Allegations

Code of ethics and conduct

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Forward Planning:-

• Gathering intelligence on the sector’s Safeguarding/Child Protection practices via a three tier system:

• TIER ONE – small/medium groups via the SQP Programme

• TIER TWO – medium groups via the Safeguarding Survey

• TIER THREE – larger orgs – Section 11 Audits

Lets Protect! 2012-13


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Generic and tailored training programme

Resource Pack to accompany the SQP

Continued roll-out across the sector

Developing parent and child community consultation & involvement

Safety Net leaflets for parents – checklist of safety

Shared policies and procedures online

Workshops & seminars for policy development (i.e. Social media)

Promotion of programme at Local Action Team meetings

Lets Protect! 2012-13


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• Need for regular review

• Paperwork and admin processes v safe activities/ environment

• Service user feedback / opinion

• Kitemark Complacency

• Participation and Consultation

• Translation for communities

SQP – limitations?


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