Health&SocialCare Unit3- 2.2~ Safeguarding

Question 1

What is safeguarding and what is it neccessary for?

Answer 1

• Safeguarding centres around protecting individuals’ health, well-being and human rights
• It ensures safety and prevents harm, particularly among those who mauy be vulnerable due to age, illness or disability

Question 2

What is the disclosure and barring service (DBS)?

Answer 2

DBS works closely with the police and helps to safeguarde both adults and children from harm by preventing unstable people from working with them by:
* Requests for criminal records & check police records
* Decide whether is appropriate for a person to be placed/removed from barred list
* Placing people on DBS childrens/adults barred list for England

Question 3

What is disclosure and barring service checks?

Answer 3

Employer can request a DBS check for roles involving work/volunteer in H&SCare setting

Question 4

What are the steps of DBS checks?

Answer 4

1. Employer recieve application from DBS
2. Employer gives form to applicant to fill in
3. Employer gives completed form to DBS
4. DBS sends certificant to applicant, employer sees this
5. Employer can check staus of DBS certificate online

Question 5

What are the 3 types of DBS checks?

Answer 5

• Standard: Checks for spent/unspent convitions, cautions, reprimands
• Enhanced: Same as standard as well as information held by local police that is relevant
• Enhanced with check lists: Includeds same as enhanced as well as a check of DBS barred lists