Safeguarding

Keeping people safe is important. We have resources and guides to help your organisation do safeguarding well

This page is free to all

Getting started with safeguarding

Steps to a safer organisation

Training and support for safeguarding

Safeguarding and the law

Find information and recommendations for ensuring your safeguarding follows the law

Guides for specific aspects of safeguarding

Guides for organisations carrying out specific activities

Guides for people in certain roles

DBS checks for staff and volunteers

  1. Overview
  2. Plan for specific roles
  3. Asking about someone's criminal history
  4. Types of DBS check
  5. Deciding which checks to carry out
  6. Help and support with requesting DBS checks
  7. Checks for people working overseas
  8. Checks for trustees
  9. Keeping information safe
  10. When someone has a criminal record

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