1. Good Practice in Safeguarding Recording Trainer(s)....................
CREATING SAFER SPACE
Good Practice in Safeguarding Recording
Trainer(s)

2. Aims To remind us of the reasons for keeping safeguarding records.
To identify good practice in safeguarding recording.

3. Learning together we will:
listen without interrupting
respect the feelings, experiences and views of other people
listen to different views and question in a constructive way that enables learning
respect confidentiality unless it puts others at risk
take responsibility for our own learning and share as well as receive learning
be aware of the potential impact of the subject on ourselves and others.

4. Approved by Methodist Council 26 January 2015
Safeguarding Records: Joint Practice Guidance for the Church of England and the Methodist Church
Approved by Methodist Council
26 January 2015

5. Why do we need records in safeguarding
Why do we need records in safeguarding? In groups of three, identify three reasons.

6. In the Church safeguarding records are needed to:
Ensure that what happened and when it happened is recorded.
Provide a history of events so that patterns can be identified.
Record and justify the advice and action/s of anyone involved in safeguarding.

7. In the Church safeguarding records are needed to:
Promote accountability.
Provide a basis of evidence for future safeguarding activity.
Allow for continuity when there is a change of personnel.

8. The principles of a good safeguarding record
Proportional – relevant and necessary for your specific purpose, avoiding repetition
Accountable – compliant with legislation, case law and professional standards
Transparent – as if for the person concerned
Electronic records by October 2005.

9. The principles of a good safeguarding record
Accessible – to those who have a need to know this information
Accurate
Secure – records should be stored securely

10. What should be recorded?
Who?
What?
How?
Where?
When?

11. What should be written? Why? What should happen next?
Record what did happen next
Include the views of the child/adult
Analysis
Date and author
Summary

12. What should be written?
Always distinguish between facts and professional judgments.
Always use language which is respectful.

13. Professional Judgement? Neither?
Activity
Facts?
Professional Judgement? or
Neither?
Read each piece of recording and decide. Then indicate with
F, PJ or N

14. Activity: An example of recording
Read through the recording provided.
Put a tick in the margin where you think the account meets the principles of good recording.
Put a cross in the margin where you think the account does not meet the principles of good recording.

15. Activity: An example of recording (part 2)
If you have time…
reword sections where the principles are not met
and/or
note what is missing.

16. Any questions?

17. One thing I've learnt about safeguarding recording…
Closing
One thing I've learnt about safeguarding recording…