3.4.1. Reporting Concerns
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All personnel have a duty to immediately report safeguarding incidents, allegations or concerns they witness or hear about through the established reporting mechanisms or channels.
To report a safeguarding concern, one does NOT need conclusive evidence and should not attempt to investigate the issue but pass concerns on to those who are responsible for handling reported concerns.Recognising and reporting concerns means:
- Conducting risk assessments and implementing appropriate risk mitigation measures to reduce the likelihood of a safeguarding incident occurring;
- Developing and implementing mitigation measures to ensure that the likelihood of a safeguarding incident is minimized;
- Implementing safe recruitment procedures;
- Establishing processes for reporting actual or potential safeguarding concerns, and;
- Responding to reported safeguarding concerns in a timely manner.
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