Camden Safeguarding Questionnaire

Overview

This is a short questionnaire with yes/no answers to check compliance of safeguarding under Section 14b of the Children Act 2004. All schools in Camden (including Independent schools) are asked to complete it.

Please ensure that a senior member of staff who has completed Designated Teacher training completes the questionnaire. It should take no more than 10 – 15 minutes to complete and needs to be finished by the end of the day on 4^th September please so that a report can be prepared on compliance for the next Camden Children Safeguarding Board later in the month.

Why your views matter

The Council is legally responsible for checking school’s statutory compliance with safeguarding under Section 14b of the Children Act 2004. The Independent Chair of the Camden Safeguarding Children Board has asked for evidence of monitoring of this compliance. We do know that many schools have regular external safeguarding checks, but that this is not universal. We are asking therefore that all schools complete this questionnaire.

What happens next

A report will be prepared on compliance for the next Camden Children Safeguarding Board, to take place later in September. Your responses are greatly appreciated.