Unit 3: Prevention

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Introduction

A diagram depicting a centre circle that says The safeguarding cycle. Around the outside are five satellite circles. Circle 1 says Identify. Circle 2 says Prevent but is greyed out. Circle 3 says Report but is greyed out. Circle 4 says Respond but is greyed out. Circle 5 says Learn but is greyed out.

In Unit 3, we return to the Safeguarding Cycle introduced to you in the last unit. In the previous unit we looked at identifying the different types of harm. In this unit we will be looking at putting in place preventative safeguarding measures.

The content for Unit 3 will look specifically at:

  • Preventing exploitation, abuse and harassment by identifying safeguarding risks
    – Action: Developing Risk Assessment.
  • Preventing those with intent to harm from working or representing our organisation
    – Action: Developing safe selection and recruitment practices.
  • Being clear about what is appropriate and inappropriate behaviour for organisational staff and representatives
    – Action: Developing an organisational Code of Conduct.
  • Reducing risk of harm in the use of images and data practices
    – Action: Developing safe use of images and personal data.
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