2.8 Step 6: Monitoring progress

Risk assessment isn’t a one-time activity. It’s important that progress is reviewed regularly – particularly updating risk levels as mitigating actions are taken.

Communicating risk updates helps everyone prioritise.

For organisers of smaller events, we have produced a checklist on the Safeguarding Resources site that can help staff address the most important safeguarding issues.

Completing risk assessments is everyone’s responsibility

Share the risk assessment template with colleagues who are responsible for activities and provide guidance about how to use it. Over time, colleagues will get used to risk-assessing all their activities as a normal part of planning.

In the next section, you see risk mitigation measures in action by looking more closely at a safer recruitment process.