1. Roles and Responsibilities

All adults have an individual and personal responsibility to safeguard children. Setting staff members and key persons have a particular responsibility to ensure that they:

• Read, understand and follow the setting's safeguarding policies and procedures at all times and know who the Safeguarding Lead Practitioner (SLP) is

Safer working practice

• Adhere to the setting code of conduct
• Demonstrate high standards of safe working practice
• Understand the role of the key person and are clear about the responsibility to follow the safeguarding policy and all relevant procedures and guidance
• Take opportunities to discuss safeguarding policy and practices and refresh themselves on a regular basis about the setting's safeguarding policy to ensure they know what to do if they are worried that a child is being abused. This might be done, for example, in staff meetings or during supervision. Report any safeguarding concerns about any adult working in the setting to the manager. This means following the setting's procedure regarding whistle- blowing (it is the manager's responsibility to ensure that the process for managing allegations is followed once the concern has been raised with them). If the concern is about the manager, the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO), Ofsted and the named individual for the registered person, or governing body, should be referred to directly.https://www.norfolklscb.org/people-working-with-children/how-to-raise-a-concern/local-authority-designated-officer-lado/

Training

• Receive information about safeguarding at induction and undertake safeguarding training appropriate to the role
• Safeguarding training undertaken by practitioners working in a Norfolk setting should be approved by the Norfolk Safeguarding Children Partnership (NSCP)

Child protection and multi- agency working

• Report any safeguarding concerns about any child to the SLP or their Deputy who will make a professional consultation or referral. Everyone has a right to make a referral to The Children's Advice and Duty Service (CADS) if they are worried about a child.
• If there is any fundamental disagreement with the judgement of the SLP in relation to a decision not to make a professional consultation or a referral, take personal responsibility for following the safeguarding policy, procedures and guidance as they judge it to apply in the situation. The disagreement should be recorded and details of the reasons why made clear to the SLP's line manager
• Are aware that concerns about any child must be reported to the SLP whether or not they are within their key person group
• Understand internal recording and reporting systems and follow setting policy and procedure with regards to record keeping under the guidance of the SLP