Safeguarding During a Pandemic Checklist - Aviva Loss Prevention Standards - V1.0

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Safeguarding During a Pandemic

Safeguarding General

• 1. Are your safeguarding and protection policies and procedures:<br><br>• Up to date?<br>• Communicated to all staff and volunteers?<br>• An addendum for COVID-19 included?<br>• Updated in line with updated government and industry guidance?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 2. Are your safeguarding and protection policies easily accessible for employees/volunteers/families/children?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 3. Is safeguarding training carried out for all staff and volunteers and is refresher training undertaken?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 4. Are staff and volunteers being provided with ongoing supervision, support, appraisal and training?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 5. Are safeguarding recruitment checks being completed for all new starters including DBS checks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 6. Have safeguarding responsibilities and accountabilities being assigned to individuals and are these reviewed regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 7. Are procedures in place if the designated safeguarding lead is ill or self-isolating?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 8. Are procedures or guidelines in place for carers who undertake intimate or personal care tasks?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 9. Are GDPR requirements being maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Incident Reporting

• 10. Have staff and volunteers been reminded of the incident reporting procedure and whistleblowing policy?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• 11. Is trend analysis being undertaken at regular intervals to assess the possible impact of the pandemic on safeguarding reports?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Organisational Culture

• 12. Do staff feel able to report: <br>• Suspected safeguarding concerns? <br>•.Poor working practice or unsafe behaviors? <br>• Changes in service users or other members of staff that may indicate abuse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

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