Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together Partnership encourages every organisation, large or small, to identify a person/s to take the on the role of safeguarding lead. This person/s will be the link for any safeguarding concerns, supporting others within the organisation and acting as a champion for raising awareness of safeguarding information. The safeguarding lead is expected to have undertaken the following courses as a minimum:
There are three parts to the Children’s Safeguarding Lead training:
Part 1 – A Shared Responsibility (half day course)
Part 2 – Thresholds to Support (2 hour briefing)
Part 3 – Working Together to Safeguard Children (full day course)
You are expected to attend all three sessions to hold a safeguarding lead role.
To remain in a safeguarding lead role, after completing the above training you must refresh your training every 2 years.
(For example: If you attended Working Together to Safeguard Children on 15th April 2024, you should book onto a Safeguarding Leads 2 yearly update session in April 2026 or the closest date available).
To refresh your training you will need to book on to Safeguarding Leads 2 yearly update which includes all relevant changes. Please do not rebook parts 1, 2 and 3.
For more information about the roles and responsibilities of Safeguarding Children Leads visit:
You will need to book on to the Safeguarding Adults course. This online course is held over 2 full days and covers Making Safeguarding Personal and Section 42 Investigations.
Please ensure that you can attend both days when booking.
A safeguarding lead is usually a senior staff member within an organisation who will be responsible for managing safeguarding. They must have appropriate authority, capacity, and have undertaken training to make decisions and report concerns to authorities; typically acting as a first point of contact for staff.
It is also best practice to appoint a deputy safeguarding lead who can take responsibility in the absence of your safeguarding lead. Larger organisations may appoint several safeguarding leads.
We all have a responsibility to keep children, and adults with care and support needs safe. The safeguarding lead may have additional responsibilities in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the people that the organisation works with. These are some examples:
