SAFEGUARDING CHALLENGES FACING ALL ORGANISATIONS
In our extensive experience both private and public sector organisations face the following safeguarding issues;
- Inadequate safeguarding risk assessments on admission and while the child or adult is under the supervision/care/control of the organisation.
- Inadequate safeguarding risk assessments on discharge or transfer.
- Ignoring whistleblowing and safeguarding incidents and reports
- Inadequate background checks on staff prior to, and during employment
- Recruitment of unsuitable staff
- Inadequate safeguarding training for staff
- Staff report safeguarding concerns and incidents, which are then ignored by senior management
- Adverse safeguarding publicity
- Care packages that do not meet service users needs, which then places them at high risk of a safeguarding incident and event
- Staff failing to identify, record and report a safeguarding concern or event
- Organisations failing to report abuse of children and vulnerable adults due to either local or national concerns, that it may cause political backlash and serious adverse publicity if reported and dealt with
- Regulatory compliance safeguarding inspection issues
- Not taking safeguarding compliance issues seriously and cutting corners to save money
- Using policies and procedures downloaded from the internet or copied elsewhere, that do not reflect what the staff or business are actually doing
- Not taking safeguarding and related health and safety seriously which increases risk of substantial fines and regulator interventions and suspensions
- Not having safeguarding and HR practices in place that demonstrate procedural and substantive fairness, which increases risk of staff conflict, poor retention and tribunal claims
- Hiring advisors who have little or no experience of the business sector your business is in
- Reluctance to pay for proper expert advice and support.
How Barrington Saunders Professional Services can help you
- Provide expert advice and support by highly qualified staff covering all areas of safeguarding, health and safety, HR management, employment law, regulatory compliance and environmental management
- Provide policies and procedures based on latest standards, statutes and case law that are specific to your organisation and requirements.
- Provide advice and support 7 days a week
- Provide training that concentrates on providing the correct practical skills and knowledge to key members of your staff
- Provision of a flexible subscription service to cover all or some of our services to meet your business needs
- Ensure you and your business are kept up to date with all the latest standards, statutes and case law to ensure you are compliant.
- Saves time and money.
- Improves workforce relations.
- Reduces risk of conflict and exposure to prosecution
Our multidisciplinary team members are experts in their field to ensure high standards
All members of our specialist teams have extensive experience and hold the following qualifications and relevant professional registration, depending on their area of specialism.
- Degree and or post graduate qualification in law
- Member of Chartered Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
- Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
- Member of the Law Society
- Registered Healthcare professionals and social workers
What you can do now
- Contact our Customer Services team in complete confidence by calling 0208 2052771 or email Help@BarringtonSaunders.co.uk to discuss your requirements.
- Book a training course on an area of Safeguarding, Risk Management, Employment Law, HR Management, Health and Safety, Regulatory Compliance that would help you and your business.
- Subscribe to our Safeguarding, HR management, Employment Law, Health and Safety and Regulatory Compliance service, so that you and your business can focus on your core business, instead of worrying about staff and compliance problems.
- Keep up to date with the latest industry best practice guidelines and case law by signing up to our Newsletter
