Free Safeguarding Resources and Reference Material

Safeguarding Boards;

Links to all Safeguarding Partnerships/Boards/Protection Committees, Child and Adult.

DBS Resources

DBS links, "how to" explanations, references and guidance.

SAFEcic DBS FAQs

Safeguarding Notebook

Extracts from our Managing Director's notebook. These are only a few of the many genuine cases we help deal with.

Free Training Links Page

All frontline staff now need to be aware of the Prevent Duty under the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015. These are the official free courses. There is also a very useful government document: Prevent Duty Self-Assessment Tool for Schools.

It is recommended that all frontline staff are aware of FGM (Female Genital Mutilation). This is the free official Home Office training course. We also provide a link to HM Government "Modern Slavery" guidance, resources and training.

How to Protect Your Children From Abuse course (by Charles Fortt, an expert working in the field of child abuse).

Below you will find links to safeguarding and child protection and adult safeguarding tools and reference materials which can be downloaded.

The current version of Keeping Children Safe in Education, came into effect September 2022. SAFEcic Briefing paper on the changes from the previous document.

Matching Legislation and Guidance across the UK and Ireland;

England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands all have slightly different Safeguarding guidance and legislation. These Excel downloads are to help identify the equivalents across each of them. You choose which countries are displayed in each column, allowing easy cross referencing;

DownloadChild Safeguarding Cross References.

DownloadAdult Safeguarding Cross References.

Regulatory bodies for Care and or Education in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland by Country;

DownloadRegulatory Bodies

Legislation,Statutory Guidance, Frameworks, Good Practice Guidance

Child Safeguarding Adult Safeguarding

England: Children

Wales: Children

Scotland: Children

Northern Ireland: Children

Ireland: Children

Jersey: Children

Guernsey and Aldernay and Sark: Children

Isle of Man: Children

England: Adults

Wales: Adults

Scotland: Adults

Northern Ireland: Adults

Ireland: Adults

Jersey: Adults

Guernsey and Aldernay and Sark: Adults

Isle of Man: Adults

Online Safety

eSafety - the key legislation in the UK for Child and Adult.

Upcoming changes: Information on the "Online Safety Bill" is available here.

EZSafe, Our eSafety resource hub.ezSAFE logo

Relevant Reports for Safeguarding Children

Educate Against Hate. This website gives parents, teachers and school leaders practical advice on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation.