Managing Allegations

Target Audience

Designated Safeguarding Leads and/or senior managers responsible for receiving/resonding to/managing allegations

Pre Requisites

Applicants must:

• have completed a minimum of Introduction to Safeguarding  course within their own agency
• undertake the role of managing any allegation made within their organisation

Course Aims and objectives

To raise awareness of:

• what constitutes an allegation against staff, carers and volunteers
• how allegations should be managed, and the procedures that should be followed.
• The role of the ‘Local Authority Designated Officer' role and the support this  can provide
• Roles and responsibilities of the key indivuduals within the reporting organisation, local authority and the police.

To increase participants confidence in:

• responding, recording and reporting allegations
• overcoming barriers to responding appropriately to allegations
• seeking support from the LADO, where appropriate
• reviewing their allegation management processes