2.2 safeguarding

Question 1

what is safeguarding?

Answer 1

• safeguarding is protecting individuals health, well- being and rights, keeping them free from harm and abuse.
• it is in place to protect those who are vulnerable and are unable to protect themselves and to support the best outcomes for services.

Question 2

Define safeguarding?

Answer 2

Protecting children from maltreatment, prevent impairment of children’s health and development,
ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.

Question 3

who has safeguarding responsibility?

Answer 3

safeguarding adults and children from harm and abuse is everyone’s responsibility.

Question 4

The actions taken by professionals can help to ensure what?

Answer 4

To ensure safe and effective care; this includes acting on any concerns they may have as quickly as possible.

Question 5

What is the need for safeguarding?

Answer 5

April 2015, the care act 2014- established a new statutory framework for care and support, including adult safeguarding. Safeguarding adults is needed to ensure that individuals’ rights to live free from abuse and neglect are protected and that working in partnership to prevent the risk of abuse or neglect takes place.

Question 6

safeguarding is needed for children- safeguarding is defined in working together to safeguarding children 2015 as necessary for what ?

Answer 6

• protecting children from maltreatment
• preventing impairment of children’s health and development
• ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care

Question 7

Individuals who are at risk from abuse include?

Answer 7

• Those who have dementia
• Lack of mental capacity
• Have a sensory impairment
• Have physical disabilities
• are looked- after children
• have a learning disability.

Question 8

Why might those with a learning disability be at risk from abuse?

Answer 8

They may not know or understand their rights or may want to please others.

Question 9

Why might those with dementia be at risk from abuse?

Answer 9

They may not recognise that abuse is happening, may have difficulty remembering and communicating their experiences to others and behaviours such as may be mistaken as part of their dementia.

Question 10

Why may those with lack of mental capacity be at risk of abuse?

Answer 10

They may not be able to tell others what is happening and they may have to depend on others to make decisions on their behalf.

Question 11

Why may those who are a looked after child?

Answer 11

They may have had a poor life experiences, may moved in and out of different settings and may be unlikely to have formed trusting relationships with adults or children and therefore are less likely to report abuse.

Question 12

Why may those with a physical disability be at risk of abuse?

Answer 12

They may have to depend on others and therefore may feel powerless to prevent abuse from happening.

Question 13

Why may someone with a sensory impairment be at risk of abuse?

Answer 13

They may have limited experience of personal relationships and may depend on others to meet their intimate care needs and are therefore less likely to report abuse.

Question 14

What does DBS stand for?

Answer 14

Disclosure and barring service

Question 15

What did the DBS check replace ?

Answer 15

CRB check

Question 16

What does the DBS check involve?

Answer 16

-relevant authorities- e.g the police looking into an individuals past and ensuring that they are safe to work with children, and vulnerable adults and do not appear on a list of individuals who are barred from working with these service users.

Question 17

What does the DBS help employers do?

Answer 17

helps employers make safer recruitment decisions- & prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

Question 18

By law what does every person working with children need?

Answer 18

A DBS check

- also OFSTED requirement

Question 19

DBS check applicants must be?

Answer 19

16 or over.

Question 20

The time it takes to process a DBS check depends on?

Answer 20

• the level of check
• If the details given for the check are correct
• what the police forces need to be involved in the check

can take around 8 weeks to get a DBS check.

Question 21

DBS works closely with police& helps to safeguard adults and children from abuse, by preventing unsuitable people from working with vulnerable children and adults, by?

Answer 21

• processing requests for criminal records checks by searching police records and barred list information.
• deciding- appropriate for person to be on or removed from barred list.
• placing people on- DBS children’s barred list and adults’ barred list for England, Wales and Northern island.

Question 22

DBS and barring service checks- how many types of DBS checks is there?

Answer 22

3 types;

1. Standard
2. Enhanced
3. Enhanced with lists

Question 23

what is the standard DBS check?

Answer 23

this checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings.

Question 24

what is the Enhanced DBS check?

Answer 24

Includes the same standard check as well as any additional information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role being applied for.

Question 25

what is the Enhanced with lists, DBS check?

Answer 25

This includes the same as the enhanced check as well as a check of the DBS barred lists.

Question 26

barred list?

Answer 26

A list of individuals help by the DBS who are unsuitable for working with children and/ or adults.

Question 27

How does a DBS check work? step 1

Answer 27

employer gets an application form from DBS or from an organisation that is registered to access DBS checks.

Question 28

step 2 DBS

Answer 28

Employer gives the application form to the applicant to fill in and return with documents that prove their identity.

Question 29

step 3 DBS

Answer 29

Employer give the completed application form to DBS or registered organisation.

Question 30

step 4 DBS

Answer 30

DBS sends a certificate to the applicant; the employer has to ask the applicant to see this.

Question 31

step 5 DBS

Answer 31

employer check the status of a DBS certificate online.