Raising Concerns And Whistleblowing

Frontline staff and volunteers should always report safeguarding concerns in line with their organisation’s policy. Internal reporting procedures must not delay information sharing to ensure immediate safety is addressed in emergency situations.

Organisations should have clear routes for escalation of concerns where a member of staff feels a manager has not responded appropriately to a safeguarding issue as well as when there are challenges regarding information-sharing between agencies.

All organisations must have a whistleblowing policy, and all staff should be aware of its contents and when to action it.

The management interests of an organisation should not override the need to share information to safeguard adults at risk of abuse.