For Specialist Safeguarding Supervision (Linda Sayers) click here.
For MCA & DOLS information click here.
For Case Management Training information click here.
Safeguarding Checklist
Safeguarding Checklist v1.0 (uploaded 09/01/2026 - new template)
Raising a Safeguarding Alert
Safeguarding Top Tips Guidance v1.0 - (uploaded 20/02/2024 - top tips for raising safeguarding alerts).
Safeguarding Reporting Templates
Adults at Risk - Cause for Concern Reporting Form v1.2 (uploaded 10/05/2023 - added row for CQC statutory notifications)
Children Young People Safeguarding Report Form v1.3 (uploaded 10/05/2023 - added row for CQC statutory notifications)
Chronology Log Template v1.0 (reviewed 06/10/2023 - no change needed) (You may also like to refer to https://www.careinspectorate.com/ and their Practice guide to chronologies 2017 (reviewed 15/11/2023 - no change needed) for more information about using chronologies.) Note that you can also search for keywords in your Qunote filenotes and export the results to word which might be useful for drawing out chronological record keeping themes. You could choose a keyword to flag a filenote as a chronological record/theme eg in the title or in the body of the note add "chronology" or, e.g., a theme "Chronology: Lost Keys". For further information about safeguarding issues - see here.
Safeguarding Child Body Map (standalone) v1.1 (uploaded 10/05/2023 - format changes only)
Safeguarding Incidents Log v1.1 (uploaded 10/05/2023 - format changes only)
INA Cyber Vulnerability Screening Tool v1.0 (uploaded 31/07/2023)
Reporting and Recording an Incident of Suspected Abuse v1.0 (uploaded 14/10/2024)
For the Chronology Log template: see the case management reporting page here.
Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding Policy is available here (will be a link to new subpage of the policies collection)
Guidance
Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice v1.0 (Uploaded 14/12/2023)
Assessing Capacity v1.1 - (reviewed 18/11/2024 minor edits)
Social Care Institute of Excellence Guidance on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (reviewed no changes 23/01/2024)
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice (Issued 2008) (uploaded 20/03/2024)
Suicide Prevention and Safe Care Guidance v1.0 (all reviewed 21/11/2023, no changes, with referenced documents: Clinical Guide Assessment of Suicide Risk and Truth about self harm)
Safeguarding Legislation and Guidance Summary v1.0 (uploaded 14/10/2024)
Additional Resources
Safeguarding Resources: Graded Care Profile Assessment Tool NSPCC Evaluation and also the Graded Care Profile Assessment Tool
Video: Safeguarding Training (Tier 1 & 2)
Video: MCA 2005 Key Stakeholders and Collaboration
See the clinical guidance page here for other useful information.
