Safeguarding process

The safeguarding process for the safeguarding training, learning and development standards.

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All agencies

Group A
- Increased awareness of safeguarding
Group B
- Know what to look for and clear knowledge of reporting process and own responsibilities
Group C
- Involved in protection planning and decisions around individuals in these processes
Group D
- Mainly statutory agencies that have a specific duty in relation to the child or adult protection process
- Professionals with strategic responsibility for safeguarding quality assurance, improvement and policy, guidelines and protocols
Group E
- As above
Group F
- All public sector leaders

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group B
- Care home workers
- Nursery workers, nannies and childminder assistants
- Domiciliary care workers
Group C
- Residential childcare workers
- Residential childcare managers
- Nursery managers
- Childminders
- Responsible Individuals (RIs)
- Designated safeguarding person (DSP)

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group B
- All staff that have regular contact with patients, their families and carers, including appropriate managers, administrators, receptionists and healthcare students
Group C
- Nursing staff
- Midwifery staff
- Health visiting and school nursing staff
- Medical staff
- Health scientists
- Allied health professionals
- Therapists
Group D
- Named health professionals and the equivalent
- Health board and trust safeguarding leads
Group E
- Clinical professionals within national NHS safeguarding team
- Health board and trust safeguarding leads
Group F
- Executive officers and board members of NHS health boards and trusts

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group B
- Civilian office staff that have lots of interaction with public, including reception staff
Group C
- All response officers
- Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs)
- Uniformed officers, Detective Constables and Detective Sergeants in all teams
Group D
- Detective Inspectors and Detective Chief Inspectors
Group E
- 4 force leads for safeguarding
Group F
- Assistant Chief Constable and Chief Constable

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group C
- Probation service worker
- Probation officer
Group D
- Senior probation officer
Group E
- Probation delivery unit heads
- Heads of operations
Group F
- Regional Probation Director and Head of Public Protection
- Chief Executive and Assistant Chief Executive

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group B
- Support workers
Group C
- Social Services practitioners
- Social workers
Group D
- Team Managers
- Operational or Service Managers
- Local Authority designated officers or designated officer for safeguarding

Group E
- Heads of service – both children and adults
- Director of Social Services
Group F
- Elected Members, Chief Executive of local authority
- Directors of local authority (exception of Director of Social Services which bridges across both E and F – unique position).

Group A
- All staff or volunteers
Group B
- Staff or volunteers placed in roles with direct contact with children and adults known to be, or likely to be, “at risk”
Group C
- Designated safeguarding person (or equivalent) managers or employers of services, RI some settings
- Named Trustee for safeguarding in most organisations
Group D
- Specialist knowledge in one or more areas of safeguarding practice – views are sought on a regional or national basis due to this specialist area of knowledge. For example: domestic abuse, mental health or mental capacity, suicide, NSPCC, Children and Older Persons Commissioner teams
Group E
- Expert knowledge in one or more areas of safeguarding practice – views are sought on a national basis due to this expert area of knowledge (see above examples in group D)
- Named Trustee for safeguarding in organisations in these fields
Group F
- Welsh Government Ministers