If you’re getting started with safeguarding or haven’t reviewed your safeguarding measures for some time, the amount of resources out there can seem overwhelming. We’ve synthesised some key resources and sources of advice.

NSPCC

Audience: Organisations and practitioners working with children.

Key resources:

• NSPCC’s safeguarding checklist to help you self-assess your organisation’s approach to safeguarding and identify next steps.
• NSPCC’s introductory guide to safeguarding for the voluntary and community sector. 

Ann Craft Trust

Audience: organisations and practitioners working with adults.

Key resources:

• Ann Craft Trust’s safeguarding checklist to help you assess your understanding of safeguarding and whether you have the relevant policies in place.
• Ann Craft Trust’s guide to safeguarding adults.

NCVO

Audience: Charities, community and voluntary organisations working with children and/or adults.

Key resources:

• NCVO's getting started with safeguarding resource, which summarises the Charity Commission’s safeguarding principles and provides links to further guidance.
• Local and national support – guidance and links to further support with safeguarding.

Youth Music

Audience: Music practitioners working with children and/or adults

Key resource:

• Youth Music’s Introduction to Safeguarding video will help build knowledge of safeguarding practices and concepts. Produced as part of Youth Music's Exchanging Notes series, it provides practical examples for people working with music with young people.

Local authorities

Audience: Organisations working with children and/or adults at risk.

Every local authority works in partnership with children’s services, the police and other agencies to protect children who are at risk of harm, abuse or neglect. Every local authority will also have a safeguarding adults board that works with partners and agencies to protect adults at risk in the local area.

The local authority will have policies and procedures that local services should follow. They can offer support and training in developing your safeguarding policies and practices.

• Find your local authority’s website. Search for “child safeguarding”, “child protection services”, or “adult safeguarding” on their website to find out about the guidance and support they can provide.
• Ann Craft Trust provides a tool to find your local adult safeguarding board.