Steps to Report Safeguarding Issue

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Steps or processes to be followed to report the safeguarding issue.................................................3
Professionals involved in the case...................................................................................................3
Six principles of safeguarding.........................................................................................................4
Legislative/policy frameworks to be used within the case to protect the individual.......................5
Role of early intervention/prevention within the case.....................................................................6
Recommendations............................................................................................................................7
Empowerment strategies used to protect the vulnerable group.......................................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10
Appendices....................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
Safeguarding is determined to be the measures to prevent human rights, well-being, and health of
individuals especially of vulnerable adults, young people and children. As a result, the
government of the UK has published guidance and introduced a various legislative framework to
protect children from child abuse and maltreatment. It ensures that the children will be provided
with a safe environment that possesses safe and effective care. However, the paper provides a
fictional case study based on a safeguarding issue. Based on that issue that will be presented
within the case the paper will describe the processes or steps that must be followed to report the
issue. It will also discuss the professionals involved in the case as well as the six principles of
safeguarding. It will focus upon the legislative or policy frameworks along with intervention or
prevention programs that could be used within the case to prevent an individual. It will also
present recommendations and empowerment strategies that will prevent the entire vulnerable
group.
Steps or processes to be followed to report the safeguarding issue
In order to report this particular safeguarding issue faced by Alice, her parents must inform the
senior members of the schools regarding this issue. Her parents must write a statement to the
authority of the school by providing as much detail related to the physical abuse faced by Alice
while going to school. The school should implement every possible step or process to mitigate
the issue as being responsible for safeguarding issues. An appropriate plan must be executed by
the school along with the consent of her parents (Drinkwater et al., 2017). This includes any
support needed by Alice along with implementing several measures to make sure that she will be
reviewed to provide her safe environment. Therefore, the school must act immediately and take
strict actions to address the issue to ensure Alice and her parents that they will be not facing any
such issues in the future.
Professionals involved in the case
In this scenario related to physical abuse faced by Alice by other children on her way to school
the professionals those who are involved are head teachers, senior members of the school and
police. The head teachers and the senior members of the school possess legal regulations and
powers to take actions depending upon the behavior of the people outside the school (Dryden,

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2017). If necessary, the police may also be involved within the case to resolve the issue to
provide a safe environment to Alice.
On the other hand, Alice’s parents may consult mental and medical health professionals to
address the issue. There could be an involvement of the child protection systems that focus upon
the case of physical and emotional abuse of a child. The child protection systems will try to give
full protection to Alice by investigating the issue (Peckover and Golding, 2017). This clearly
states that they will provide care, protect and supervise the issue of physical abuse faced by
Alice. Moreover, the health care professionals could also be involved within the case to address
the issue that will be helpful for Alice along with her parents.
Six principles of safeguarding
The UK government have introduced new legislation namely The Care Act 2014 in 2015, where
this particular Act set out six principles of safeguarding. These principles intend to develop a
significant set of standards for the one who is responsible for safeguarding vulnerable adults. The
purpose of the principles is to outline the needs and wants of every individual and to underpin
every work with vulnerable adults. As defined by The Care Act 2014, the six principles of
safeguarding are as follows:
Accountability
Accountability is determined to be following on from the common aspect of safeguarding. Any
person appropriate must be responsible for the particular role they play in safeguarding and
accountability must not be avoided. In a few cases where harm, abuse or neglect has occurred,
the courts and the authorities must be involved (Cooper and Bruin, 2017). This clearly states that
it is significant that the responsibilities are clear and all the processes are documented.
Empowerment
Empowerment is all about serving people with as sufficient power and freedom to make
decisions for themselves. It is significant that the vulnerable must possess the ability of how they
are treated where they must be given consent of facilitating safeguarding needs in the future that
will help the individual to deal with the situation effectively (Abrines-Jaume et al., 2016).
Partnership