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Here you will find a comprehensive guide to the management of child safeguarding allegations from Keeping Children Safe. Click https://www.keepingchildrensafe.global/blog/2020/05/13/management-of-child-safeguarding-allegations/ link to open resource.

The KCS Management of Child Safeguarding Allegations (pdf) guidance provides an overview of how to manage incidents and concerns where it involves a member of staff, consultant, associate or a volunteer from one or more agencies or partner agencies.

The guidance will:

• help a manager create a plan for managing child safeguarding allegations, both current and historical in order to provide a consistent and robust approach
• provide advice about specific issues that might arise within more complex safeguarding concerns
• provide managers with key information about how to give oversight, direction and leadership when managing a child safeguarding allegation

It is specifically targeted at more senior managers who hold designated responsibility for overseeing such investigations. It should complement internal child safeguarding policies, procedures, and developing model investigation protocols. A range of tools can be used to accompany this guidance and can be found in the appendices. The guidance relates to child safeguarding and is not to be used for other types of investigations, but managers may draw parallels with responsibilities in managing other concerns.

If child abuse is suspected within a family or involving a non-agency person, the organisation should follow their own procedures and the country’s legislation and process for reporting these concerns to authorities. This guidance does not address these concerns. Please refer to Keeping Children Safe: Developing Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.