What does the term professional safeguarding mean?

Table of Contents:

1. What does the term professional safeguarding mean?
2. What are the responsibilities of a safeguarding officer?
3. What does Lado stand for in safeguarding?
4. What does Mash mean in safeguarding?
5. What does Mash mean in slang?
6. When should I contact MASH?
7. How do you make a referral to mash?
8. What documents are included in safeguarding records?
9. Can anyone make a safeguarding referral?
10. Who is usually responsible for making a referral?
11. What to include in a safeguarding referral?
12. How quickly should a local authority social worker acknowledge receipt of a concern to the referrer?
13. What does the mash team do?
14. Can I refuse a family support worker?
15. What agencies are involved in MASH?
16. What is the recommended time frame for taking action in the safeguarding assessment strategy?
17. What are the five key principles of safeguarding?
18. What are the four steps for safeguarding?
19. What is a Section 42 in safeguarding?
20. What are the current legislation for safeguarding?
21. Is safeguarding training a legal requirement?
22. What are the policies for safeguarding?
23. What are the 2 main laws for child protection?

What does the term professional safeguarding mean?

protecting children from abuse

What are the responsibilities of a safeguarding officer?

A lead safeguarding officer is the designated person within a sports organisation with primary responsibility for managing and reporting concerns about children and for putting into place procedures to safeguard children in the organisation, including supporting club, county and regional welfare officers, where ...

What does Lado stand for in safeguarding?

Local Authority Designated Officer

What does Mash mean in safeguarding?

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub

What does Mash mean in slang?

Have sex

When should I contact MASH?

The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is the front door to Children's Social Care for all child protection and immediate safeguarding concerns. If there is an immediate safeguarding concern where a child is deemed at risk or has potentially suffered significant harm, the MASH team should be contacted immediately.

How do you make a referral to mash?

When there are concerns about Significant Harm to a child, the referral must be made immediately by telephone to the MASH – see Section 5, Contact the MASH, followed up by completion of the online Worried About a Child Form. The greater the level of perceived risk, the more urgent the action should be.

What documents are included in safeguarding records?

Internal information – concern forms, attendance printouts. External information – letters and emails, reports. Meeting Records – notes, minutes and reports. Child Protection plans – other legal documents.

Can anyone make a safeguarding referral?

If there is the potential for the involvement of children, or an unborn baby, make a safeguarding children referral. If others are at risk (for example, other nursing home residents), public interest disclosure permits a safeguarding adults referral without the individual's consent.

Who is usually responsible for making a referral?

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What to include in a safeguarding referral?

How do you make the referral?

1. Relevant details of the person you're concerned about.
2. Your involvement with the person(s) you're concerned about.
3. The nature of the concern, expressed in a clear and concise way.

How quickly should a local authority social worker acknowledge receipt of a concern to the referrer?

All referrals from professionals should be confirmed in writing, by the referrer, within 48 hours. If the referrer has not received an acknowledgement within three working days, they should contact Children's social care again.

What does the mash team do?

The London Multi Agency Safeguarding Hubs (MASH) Project is an ambitious pan- London programme to improve the way that local safeguarding partnerships deal with child protection referrals, bringing a range of partners together into a single multi-agency safeguarding hub to share information quickly and efficiently as ...

Can I refuse a family support worker?

You can refuse services. If you think the plan is not right for your child and family you should explain this to the social worker and other professionals. ... If the social worker is not worried about your child's well-being, they may close the case.

What agencies are involved in MASH?

The MASH comprises of representatives from Children's Social Care alongside co-located professionals from the Met Police and the NHS. The MASH also has virtual links to other partners such as Education, Housing, Probation, YOT and UKBA.

What is the recommended time frame for taking action in the safeguarding assessment strategy?

within 48 hours

What are the five key principles of safeguarding?

The following six key principles underpin all adult safeguarding work: Empowerment: people being supported and encouraged to make their own decisions and give informed consent. Prevention: it is better to take action before harm occurs. Proportionality: the least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented.

What are the four steps for safeguarding?

Four steps to safeguarding

• Checked – to ensure adults are suitable to work with youngsters.
• Trained – from coaches to referees, all are given suitable safeguarding training.
• Hear – concerns from both children and adults will be listened to.
• Report – the importance of raising concerns about a child's welfare.

What is a Section 42 in safeguarding?

The Care Act 2014 (Section 42) requires that each local authority must make enquiries, or cause others to do so, if it believes an adult is experiencing, or is at risk of, abuse or neglect. An enquiry should establish whether any action needs to be taken to prevent or stop abuse or neglect, and if so, by whom.

What are the current legislation for safeguarding?

The main pieces of legislation and guidance documents that you should be aware of include: The Children Act 1989 (as amended). The Children and Social Work Act 2017. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

Is safeguarding training a legal requirement?

There have been significant safeguarding legislation updates recently that all senior leaders should be aware of. Following this legislation update, annual safeguarding training and induction training is now mandatory. ... The reporting of FGM is now mandatory.

What are the policies for safeguarding?

Safeguarding Policies should:

• Demonstrate ownership of the safeguarding agenda.
• Maintain and review a record of concerns.
• Follow safe recruitment procedures, including DBS checks (by the Disclosure and Barring Service)
• Maintain safe premises and equipment, inside and out.

What are the 2 main laws for child protection?

Whilst the Children and Young People Act 1933 established the foundations they were later consolidated into the state's employment, education, health and welfare by the Children Act 1989 and following tranche of legislation. Internationally, the principles were embodied in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.