What are the signs of safeguarding?

Common signs
  • unexplained changes in behaviour or personality.
  • becoming withdrawn.
  • seeming anxious.
  • becoming uncharacteristically aggressive.
  • lacks social skills and has few friends, if any.
  • poor bond or relationship with a parent.
  • knowledge of adult issues inappropriate for their age.
  • running away or going missing.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nspcc.org.uk


What are the 5 P's of safeguarding?

Children's (NI) Order 1995 The 5 key principles of the Children's Order 1995 are known as the 5 P's: Prevention, Paramountcy, Partnership, Protection and Parental Responsibility.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on asudmalawi.org


What are the signs symptoms indicators and Behaviours that may cause concern in safeguarding?

Possible indicators of neglect
  • Excessive hunger.
  • Inadequate or insufficient clothing.
  • Poor personal or dental hygiene.
  • Untreated medical issues.
  • Changes in weight or being excessively under or overweight.
  • Low self-esteem, attachment issues, depression or self-harm.
  • Poor relationships with peers.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scie.org.uk


What are the 6 principles of child safeguarding?

What are the six principles of safeguarding?
  • Empowerment. People being supported and encouraged to make their own decisions and informed consent.
  • Prevention. It is better to take action before harm occurs.
  • Proportionality. The least intrusive response appropriate to the risk presented.
  • Protection. ...
  • Partnership. ...
  • Accountability.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scie.org.uk


What are the five signs of abuse?

Signs of physical abuse
  • bruises, black eyes, welts, lacerations, and rope marks.
  • broken bones.
  • open wounds, cuts, punctures, untreated injuries in various stages of healing.
  • broken eyeglasses/frames, or any physical signs of being punished or restrained.
  • laboratory findings of either an overdose or under dose medications.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on dshs.wa.gov


Understanding safeguarding 1 of 5: What is Safeguarding?



What is an example of safeguarding?

Examples of safeguarding issues include bullying, radicalisation, sexual exploitation, grooming, allegations against staff, incidents of self-harm, forced marriage, and FGM.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on highspeedtraining.co.uk


What do we mean by safeguarding?

Safeguarding means protecting a citizen's health, wellbeing and human rights; enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care. Safeguarding children, young people and adults is a collective responsibility.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on england.nhs.uk


What are child safeguarding procedures?

Child safeguarding refers to a set of policies, procedures and practices employed to make a business safe for all children they work with. Child protection is about making the world safe for children. It refers to actions done to protect specific children from concerns of risk or harm.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on savethechildren.org


What are the stages of the safeguarding process?

CONTENTS
  • 6.1 Acting to protect the adult and deal with immediate needs.
  • 6.2 Responding to an adult who is making a disclosure.
  • 6.3 Reporting to line manager.
  • 6.4 Taking immediate management action to identify and address the risk.
  • 6.5 Supporting immediate needs.
  • 6.6 Speaking to the adult.
  • 6.7 Recording.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on llradultsafeguarding.co.uk


What signs may you observe in a child at risk?

Possible behavioural indicators include:
  • displaying low self-esteem.
  • tending to be withdrawn, passive or tearful.
  • displaying aggressive or demanding behaviour.
  • being highly anxious.
  • showing delayed speech.
  • acting like a much younger child.
  • displaying difficulties in relating to adults and peers.
  • forced marriage.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on betterhealth.vic.gov.au


What are the signs and symptoms of neglect?

Signs of neglect
  • poor appearance and hygiene. being smelly or dirty. being hungry or not given money for food. ...
  • health and development problems. anaemia. ...
  • housing and family issues. living in an unsuitable home environment, such as having no heating. ...
  • change in behaviour. becoming clingy.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nspcc.org.uk


What are the risk indicators in relation to safeguarding?

Risk indicators are those factors that are identified in the child's circumstances or environment that may constitute a risk, a hazard or a threat to the child/young person. The My World Triangle and Well-being Wheel support practitioners to explore needs and risks across the three domains of the child's life.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gov.scot


Which of the following are part of the 6 key safeguarding?

The following six key principles underpin all adult safeguarding work:
  • Principle 1: Empowerment.
  • Principle 2: Prevention.
  • Principle 3: Proportionality.
  • Principle 4: Protection.
  • Principle 5: Partnership.
  • Principle 6: Accountability.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on sites.southglos.gov.uk


How many principles of safeguarding are there?

The six safeguarding principles were originally produced for the safeguarding of adults but can also be applied to the safeguarding of children.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on personnelchecks.co.uk


What are child safeguarding issues?

It includes the failure to properly supervise and protect children from harm and provide for nutrition, shelter and safe living/working conditions. It may also involve maternal neglect during pregnancy as a result of drug or alcohol misuse and the neglect and ill treatment of a disabled child.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ec.europa.eu


What happens when safeguarding is put in place?

If we consider they are still at risk of abuse we will put a safeguarding plan in place. This plan will identify what can be done to prevent the abuse or reduce the possibility for further abuse. We will identify someone to make sure the plan is put into action.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gloucestershire.gov.uk


How do you investigate safeguarding?

The investigation will involve: face-to-face contact with the adult at risk of harm including where relevant an assessment of capacity. ascertaining the views and wishes of the adult at risk and providing appropriate support. undertaking an assessment of risk of harm.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on telford.gov.uk


What are the 7 steps to follow if you suspect abuse has occurred?

Seven Steps to Protecting Children
  • Step 1 – Learn the Facts. Understand the Risks. ...
  • Step 2—Minimize opportunity. ...
  • Step 3—Talk about it. ...
  • Step 4—Stay alert. ...
  • Step 5—Make a plan. ...
  • Step 6—Act on suspicions. ...
  • Step 7—Get involved.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on grscan.com


What are the 2 principles of child safeguarding?

preventing harm to children's health or development. ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on learning.nspcc.org.uk


What are the four definitions of safeguarding?

protecting children from maltreatment. preventing impairment of children's health or development. ensuring that children are growing up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care. taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gov.uk


What is a child safeguarding statement?

A Child Safeguarding Statement is a written statement that specifies the service being provided and the principles and procedures to be observed in order to ensure, as far as practicable, that a child availing of the service is safe from harm.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tusla.ie


What are safeguarding needs?

Adult safeguarding focuses on those adults who have care and support needs that are experiencing, or at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation (made to do things they don't want to in return for money, accommodation, 'love' and presents for example).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on ssaspb.org.uk


What is a safeguarding risk?

For safeguarding this could include specific hazards to staff, volunteers or those you work with to experience harm or abuse, managing specific blind spots in the environment or venue or risk which arise from your delivery (eg emotional harm due to your work).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on knowhow.ncvo.org.uk


What are the roles of safeguarding?

In summary: what are your responsibilities in relation to safeguarding?
  • Work in a way that prevents and protects those you support.
  • To be aware of the signs of abuse or neglect.
  • Recognise the signs of abuse and neglect.
  • Record and report any concerns or incidents.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reengage.org.uk


How do you assess risk in child protection?

To continually assess risk of harm along the Child Protection continuum, clear, factual information needs to be gathered in relation to:
  1. The alleged harm / risk of harm;
  2. The child;
  3. The parents;
  4. The family context;
  5. Any social, environmental, and cultural factors that may influence child and family functioning.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bathnes.proceduresonline.com
Previous question
What is the 4 rule in retirement?