Safeguarding Consultancy
for all organisations that work with all ages
Strategic Safeguarding Support
Navigating the safeguarding landscape can be challenging, particularly as legislation, guidance, and emerging risks continue to evolve.
RLB provides a range of consultancy services tailored to your sector, organisational priorities, and legal responsibilities.
Our experienced consultants offer practical, expert support to help you develop, implement, embed, and evaluate effective safeguarding arrangements. Whether you are strengthening existing practice or building safeguarding frameworks from the ground up, we work alongside you to create sustainable and meaningful improvements.
We also specialise in supporting organisations that have implemented, or are considering implementing, Mental Health First Aid and workplace wellbeing initiatives. Our consultancy helps employers understand their safeguarding responsibilities, strengthen governance arrangements, manage risk appropriately, and develop clear pathways for responding to crisis situations, including concerns relating to self-harm, suicide risk, and employee welfare.
Strategic safeguarding support can include:
Developing and implementing safeguarding strategies, including identifying meaningful measures of impact and continuous improvement.
Governance support for Mental Health and Wellbeing programmes, Mental Health First Aid initiatives, and workplace safeguarding arrangements.
Safeguarding and Radicalisation action planning, risk assessments, and compliance reviews.
Individual or group safeguarding supervision, coaching, and critical friend support for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs), senior leaders, governors, trustees, and board members.
Safeguarding policy review, development, and quality assurance.
Review and development of safeguarding training programmes, learning resources, and competency frameworks.
Support to engage and brief key stakeholders, including governors, trustees, executive teams, and boards.
Expert advice and guidance on complex safeguarding concerns, allegations, and case management. (Critical friend support).
Independent safeguarding investigations, audits, reviews, and assurance activity.
Specialist consultancy and commissioned projects tailored to your organisation's safeguarding priorities, challenges, and strategic objectives.
Whether you require short-term advice or long-term strategic support, our consultants work alongside you to strengthen safeguarding culture, improve governance, and create safer environments for people of all ages.
What our customers say about RLB
“RLB provided us with a great professional and truly listened to our needs in the business.
They were able to offer a bespoke solution to our needs which was very valuable and provided what we were after and more.
RLB also provided us with advice and have consulted us on future processes, policies and areas of consideration and always provide us with a lot of useful information.
This relationship allows us to get familiar with a topic that no one internally specialises on or practices and was an eye opener. All of the support is greatly appreciated!”
Head of People - Zuhlke Engineering Ltd.
Some of our amazing clients
What’s happening at RLB?
“RLB put their head, heart, and soul into making safeguarding people a priority in any workplace. Their years of experience and expertise means that you can always rely on them to provide you with what you need to embed an effective safeguarding culture.”
Managing Director - Wellbeing Lead Academy