Safeguarding Standards Audit Tool

SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS AUDIT 2009 Dorset Safeguarding Children Board Audit Guidance Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places a duty on key agencies to make arrangements to ensure that in discharging their function they have regard for the DSCB Safeguarding Standards and the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Compliance is a mandatory requirement for statutory organisations involved with children and young people and improving the way key people and bodies safeguard and promote the welfare of children is crucial to improving outcomes for children. The DCSF statutory guidance “making arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children under section 11 of the Children Act 2004” sets out national key arrangements for statutory agencies and applies to: Local Authority District and Borough Councils Police Probation Service NHS bodies/trusts Connexions Youth Offending Team Young Offender Institutions/Prisons Secure Training Centres British Transport Police CAFCASS Crown Prosecution Service Dorset assess compliance with section 11 through an audit against the DSCB Safeguarding Standards. This audit will be undertaken by the DSCB with each statutory agency at least every 3 years with a review of progress during interim years. The audit process is undertaken using the DSCB Safeguarding Standards audit tool which should be completed by an appropriately senior officer. In conjunction with the ...