Safeguarding Auditing
for education, statutory, or charity organisations
Safeguarding Audits
What we offer
We specialise in offering audits for education, charities, healthcare, local authorities and commercial businesses, providing your organisation with a roadmap for improvement planning. Our audits use a strength-based and supportive approach that will provide you with a deeper understanding of the culture, systems, and contributing factors that can affect safeguarding. By using a fresh pair of eyes, we can support with our expertise and experience, provide additional capacity, and implement an evidenced-based approach that works!
RLB can offer your organisation…
A beyond compliance review of your safeguarding arrangements.
An in-depth understanding of the systemic, strategic, and operational factors that can affect safeguarding.
Ownership of the improvement journey enables your organisation to implement and embed safer working practices and strategies leading to better outcomes for all stakeholders.
Are you confident that your organisation is compliant with regards to your safeguarding arrangements? If you are not sure or are preparing for inspection then an audit can be a great place to start. With an RLB Audit, you will be fully supported through a deep dive style exercise using an expert approved audit tool.
Auditing is a fundamental aspect of effective safeguarding. There are significant risks for organisations who have ineffective safeguarding policies and arrangements.
We understand that the audit process and the management or overseeing of safeguarding can be complex and hard to navigate at times.
We’re here to help!
The benefits of implementing an audit cycle can include:
Compliance- failure to be compliant within your own industry or sector can have a significant negative impact on your organisation and the people in it. You can identify current and potential risks that can enable you to act and avoid legal and reputational consequences. By conducting an audit, it can support your organisation with ensuring compliance. This may also include funding requirements and bidding for potential new contracts.
Duty of care- if not fully recognising your duty of care when working with children and/or adults sometimes with complex needs, an audit can support your organisation to identify and gaps or challenges in your existing practices and to then take the necessary steps to address them.
Stakeholder confidence- building trust and confidence among your stakeholders, including customers, employees, and the community at large shows that you take the issue of safeguarding seriously and are actively working to protect people at risk.
Improvement and planning- Audits provide you with an opportunity to review and enhance your safeguarding arrangements. They allow you to identify best practices and make necessary improvements to ensure the safety and well-being of the stakeholders that are involved with your organisation.
Our Audits
Our audit will always be fully bespoke to your organisation including a full pre-consultation and tailoring to your respective regulatory body and will usually include:
A comprehensive internal review- 4-5 days in total depending on the size and scope of your organisation or business.
A review of all safeguarding related relevant policies and procedures and action plans/risk assessments.
You having access to resources, templates, and inspection preparation.
Coaching and supervision throughout for the DSL or Safeguarding representative.
Providing you with evidence captures and support guidance.
Completion of the RLB Safeguarding and Prevent audit tool template that can be reviewed on a 6-month cycle that is completed in partnership with the DSL or Safeguarding representative.
A review of the stakeholder journey to ensure customer satisfaction.
A deep dive into all Safeguarding and the Prevent Duty aspects of the stakeholder journey.
A series of focused interviews with relevant stakeholders.
Inspection/compliance preparation- Briefing packs and crib sheets.
A recommendations and audit summary report.
A 12-month action plan completed in partnership with the relevant people within the organisation.
Update your safeguarding processes, policies, and procedures today and get started with a free 30 minute consultation.
There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation.
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