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Know how to respond if abuse or harm is disclosed, suspected or alleged

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In this tutorial you will learn:

That you must know and understand your setting's procedures for dealing with disclosures, suspicions, or allegations of abuse
About the need to preserve evidence

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Click to read ‘Guide to whistleblowing for social workers and care staff’ on the Community Care website.
Click to read 'Whistleblowing at work- the law’ from ACAS about how workers are protected when bringing information about a wrongdoing to the attention of their employers or a relevant organisation.
Read part four ‘Safeguarding concerns or allegations made about staff, including supply teachers, volunteers and contractors’ from ‘Keeping children safe in education’ from the Department for Education.
The NHS website gives ‘A guide to confidentiality in health and social care’.

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