Safeguarding

Questions Parents Should Ask to Check Safeguarding

Some questions parents could ask of groups/clubs include:

• Have staff and volunteers undertaken DBS checks? How recent were the checks?

• Will any adults besides the instructor be present at the venue while my child is there? If so, will they be there on a regular basis?

• What training have staff had? Did this include safer working practices, e.g lone working contacting children, use of phones?

• May I have a copy of your child protection policy?

• Who is your designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and what training have they had? How recent was this training?

• My child has Special Educational Needs and / or a disability (SEND). What steps will you take to accommodate this?

• My child needs help with: using the toilet; changing; feeding; their medication, etc. How will these personal care needs be addressed?

• How are you securely storing the information you hold on my child? Who has access to it and are you giving it to anyone else?

• Is my child allowed to access the internet unsupervised?

• Do you have filtering and monitoring systems in place? What are they?

• Do you have an up to date code of conduct for staff?