Mandatory safeguarding training
20 items
2 sources
Failures in ensuring all staff complete mandatory training, particularly safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
Cross-Source Insight
Mandatory safeguarding training has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:
13 inquiry recs
7 PFD reports
This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.
Inquiry Recommendations (13)
R16 — Interview training for headteachers
Recommendation: Head teachers and school governors should receive training on how to ensure that interviews to appoint staff reflect the importance of safeguarding children.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament on 22 June 2004, the day the Bichard Inquiry Report was published, accepting all 31 recommendations in full. The government stated it was "in principle, accepting Sir …
Accepted
Delivered
R17 — Trained panel member requirement
Recommendation: From a date to be agreed, no interview panel to appoint staff working in schools should be convened without at least one member being properly trained.
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a statement to Parliament on 22 June 2004, the day the Bichard Inquiry Report was published, accepting all 31 recommendations in full. The government stated it was "in principle, accepting Sir …
Accepted
Delivered
22 — National chaperone policy for healthcare (England)
Recommendation: The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department of Health and Social Care develops a national policy for the training and use of chaperones in the treatment of children in healthcare services. The Chair and Panel recommend that the Care …
Gov response: DHSC fully supports the use of chaperones for children, young people and adults at risk. DHSC will seek assurance from NHS England and CQC that the relevant organisations have chaperone protocols in place to safeguard …
Accepted
Delivered
23 — National chaperone policy for healthcare (Wales)
Recommendation: The Chair and Panel recommend that the Welsh Government develops a national policy for the training and use of chaperones in the treatment of children in healthcare services. The Chair and Panel recommend that Healthcare Inspectorate Wales considers compliance with …
Gov response: On 6 January 2020, the Welsh Government published guidance for health boards and trusts in respect of good working practice for the use of chaperones during intimate examinations or procedures within NHS Wales.
Accepted
Delivered
24 — Registration of children's home care staff
Recommendation: The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department for Education introduces arrangements for the registration of staff working in care roles in children's homes. Registration should be with an independent body charged with setting and maintaining standards of training, conduct …
Gov response: The Government agrees in principle that further workforce regulation could provide an effective additional means of protecting children. We are mindful that introducing professional registration for all staff in care roles in children's homes would …
Not Accepted
48 — Mandatory Catholic safeguarding training
Recommendation: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales should ensure that safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff and volunteers in roles where they work with children or victims and survivors of abuse. It should also be a requirement that …
Gov response: On 30 April 2021, the Catholic Council for the Inquiry stated that it had mandated that clergy and parish safeguarding representatives must undergo baseline safeguarding training, supplemented by biennial refresher training. The reach of mandatory …
Accepted
Delivered
53 — Lambeth councillor safeguarding training
Recommendation: All Lambeth Council elected members should receive training on: (i) safeguarding and (ii) corporate parenting. Newly elected members should receive training on these matters as soon as possible following their election. Training should be mandatory and repeated on a regular …
Gov response: On 27 July 2021, Lambeth Council stated that all councillors are required to complete safeguarding training as well as training on corporate parenting. Councillors were provided with a handbook explaining the role of corporate parenting …
Accepted
Delivered
55 — Religious organisation child protection policies
Recommendation: All religious organisations should have a child protection policy and supporting procedures, which should include advice and guidance on responding to disclosures of abuse and the needs of victims and survivors. The policy and procedures should be updated regularly, with …
Gov response: Between January and March 2022, Methodist Church, Triratna Buddhist Order and Community and United Reformed Church stated that they had updated their safeguarding policies and practices, and The Baptist Union for Great Britain stated that …
Accepted
Delivered
61 — Nationally accredited safeguarding training in schools
Recommendation: The Department for Education and the Welsh Government should: set nationally accredited standards and levels of safeguarding training in schools; make the highest level of safeguarding training mandatory for headteachers, designated safeguarding leads in England or designated safeguarding persons in …
Gov response: On 30 June 2022, the UK government stated that it will consider setting nationally accredited standards and levels of safeguarding training in schools further. It also stated that Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance was …
Accepted in Part
No update 2+ yrs
77 — CSA experience for Chief Officer progression
Recommendation: The Chair and Panel recommend that any police officer (or staff equivalent) who wants to progress to the Chief Officer cadre must first be required to: have operational policing experience in preventing and responding to child sexual abuse; and achieve …
Gov response: The Home Office agrees that there is a need within the police to raise the profile and status of work to tackle child sexual abuse. However, the Home Office is concerned that the Inquiry's recommendation …
Not Accepted
FR-9 — Greater Use of DBS
Recommendation: The Inquiry recommends that the UK government enables any person engaging an individual to work or volunteer with children on a frequent basis to check whether or not they have been barred by the Disclosure and Barring Service from working …
Gov response: We accept subject to further assessment of feasibility and impact, taking into account the findings of the Bailey Review of Disclosure and Barring Regime published in April 2023.
Accepted in Part
In progress
WATE-(13) — Arrange sexual abuse awareness training for social services and other staff
Recommendation: Area Child Protection Committees should arrange training in sexual abuse awareness for social services staff and for those from other departments, agencies and organisations in their area.
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WATE-(14) — Remind professionals of their role in identifying and reporting child abuse
Recommendation: Steps should be taken through training and professional and other channels periodically to remind persons outside social services departments who are or may be in regular contact with looked after children, such as teachers, medical practitioners, nurses and police officers, …
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PFD Reports (7)
Georgia Scarff
Concerns: School staff unfamiliarity with the safeguarding system led to missed recordings. The lack of a single national safeguarding information management tool for schools creates inconsistent practices and risks.
Pending
John Rust
Concerns: Mandatory training for automated CSF drainage systems is not adequately enforced, with many staff untrained. There's no sustainable plan to ensure all current and future clinical staff receive essential training on critical equipment.
Response: The response text is truncated; therefore, no actions taken or planned regarding mandatory training for CSF drainage systems can be identified.
Responded
Carol Taylor
Concerns: No system prevents staff non-compliant with mandatory training, including basic life support, from working on inpatient wards, posing a particular risk to vulnerable elderly patients.
Responded
Archie Bruce
Concerns: The Rugby Football League's Welfare Policy allows clubs outside the Super League to relax illicit drug education and conduct rules, risking young players who need consistent guidance due to their immaturity.
Responded
Adrian Balog
Concerns: National safeguarding guidance for children omits "obesity" as a sign of neglect, contrasting with malnourishment, which risks failing to identify and protect obese children at risk.
Responded
Edward Bilbey
Concerns: England Boxing lacked adequate child protection policies, enforcement, and up-to-date records for welfare officers, leaving clubs vulnerable and compromising child safety measures.
Responded
Gordon Thornhill
Concerns: Incomplete VTE risk assessments by junior doctors, a consultant's failure to identify this and document their own assessment, and a significant delay in providing thromboprophylaxis.
Responded