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Mandatory safeguarding training

Failures in ensuring all staff complete mandatory training, particularly safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.

277 items 12 sources 3 inquiries

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Inquiry recommendation
100match
61 - Nationally accredited safeguarding training in schools
IICSA
The Department for Education and the Welsh Government should: set nationally accredited standards and levels of safeguarding training in schools; make the highest level of safeguarding training mandatory for headteachers, designated safeguarding leads in England or designated safeguarding persons in Wales, designated safeguarding governors, or the proprietor or head of the proprietorial body; and undertake an urgent review...
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
Inquiry recommendation
100match
48 - Mandatory Catholic safeguarding training
IICSA
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales should ensure that safeguarding training is mandatory for all staff and volunteers in roles where they work with children or victims and survivors of abuse. It should also be a requirement that regular refresher training is completed. The training should consider the impact of child sexual abuse, including the impact...
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
100match
Stroud Maternity Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure staff are up-to-date with mandatory safeguarding training. Regulation 12(1)(2)(c).
Matched on exact phrase terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
Inquiry recommendation
99match
53 - Lambeth councillor safeguarding training
IICSA
All Lambeth Council elected members should receive training on: (i) safeguarding and (ii) corporate parenting. Newly elected members should receive training on these matters as soon as possible following their election. Training should be mandatory and repeated on a regular basis. The training content should be regularly reviewed and updated.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
95match
Montagu Hospital, Mexborough
Must Do
Thetrustmustimplementeffectivesystemsandprocessestoensureallnursingandmedicalstaffarecompliantwithmandatorytraining,includingbutnotlimitedto,safeguardingvulnerableadultsandchildren,toalevelappropriatefortheirrole.Regulation18(2)(a)
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
95match
Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Must Do
The trust must implement effective systems and processes to ensure all nursing and medical staff are compliant with mandatory training, including but not limited to, safeguarding vulnerable adults and children, to a level appropriate for their role.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
93match
The Princess Royal Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure all staff complete mandatory and legally required training and medical staff complete safeguarding children’s level 3 training in line with trust targets.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
93match
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure all staff complete mandatory and legally required training and medical staff complete safeguarding children’s level 3 training in line with trust targets.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
93match
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Must Do
The trust must ensure all staff complete mandatory training, including but not limited to safeguarding, learning disability and Mental Capacity Act training.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
William Harvey Hospital
Must Do
The trust must ensure medical and nursing staff are up to date with mandatory training in key skills. This includes safeguarding adults and children training to the appropriate level.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury
Must Do
The service must ensure staff complete all mandatory training, including safeguarding training as well as role specific training modules such as CTG training and are competent in carrying out CTGs.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital
Must Do
The trust must ensure medical and nursing staff are up to date with mandatory training in key skills. This includes safeguarding adults and children training to the appropriate level.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
Great Western Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure staff are up to date with maternity mandatory training modules. Including safeguarding training level 3 for both adults and children
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
Yeovil District Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure staff are up to date with maternity mandatory training modules, including adult and children’s safeguarding training at level 3.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
89match
St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
Must Do
The service must ensure all staff are up to date with maternity mandatory and safeguarding training modules.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
Committee recommendation
86match
#1 - Mandate compulsory safeguarding training for all staff, including vendors, at music festivals.
Home Affairs Committee
We recommend that all staff working at music festivals, including vendors, be given compulsory safeguarding training, and this be a requirement that licensing authorities consider when approving events. This might be done along lines similar to training provided in voluntary schemes in other licensed premises, such as Ask Angela or the licensing security and vulnerability initiative (Licensing SAVI).
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
85match
Leighton Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure that all staff are up to date with maternity mandatory training modules, safeguarding training and regular ‘skills and drills’ training.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
85match
Kettering General Hospital
Should Do
The service should ensure staff complete mandatory training, including but not limited to life support training, safeguarding and learning disability training and to ensure there are effective systems to monitor compliance with trust targets.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
85match
Ellesmere Port Hospital
Must Do
The trust must ensure that there are sufficient numbers of qualified staff that have completed mandatory training requirements including safeguarding.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
85match
Epsom General Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure all staff are uptodate with maternity mandatory and safeguarding training modules.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
CQC action
83match
Goole & District Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure all MLU staff complete the appropriate level of Safeguarding Adults and Children training in line with trust policy and intercollegiate guidelines.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
Committee recommendation
82match
#20 - Ensure FCDO-funded aid programme staff receive training to recognise and signpost safeguarding concerns.
International Development Committee
People accessing SRHR services may be vulnerable, such as adolescents. The FCDO should ensure that staff who are delivering FCDO-funded aid programmes receive training to be able to recognise safeguarding concerns when interacting with aid recipients. These staff should be empowered to signpost aid recipients to the appropriate services and support.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
81match
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Should Do
The service should continue to ensure that staff are up to date with the maternity and safeguarding mandatory training modules.
Matched on terms: mandatory, safeguarding, training
PFD report
77match
Carol Taylor
Jun 2025 · Essex
No system prevents staff non-compliant with mandatory training, including basic life support, from working on inpatient wards, posing a particular risk to vulnerable elderly patients.
Matched on terms: mandatory, training
PFD report
77match
John Rust
Oct 2025 · Birmingham and Solihull
Mandatory training for automated CSF drainage systems is not adequately enforced, with many staff untrained. There's no sustainable plan to ensure all current and future clinical staff receive essential training on critical equipment.
Matched on terms: mandatory, training
Committee recommendation
77match
#11 - Department has robust three-tier safeguarding framework for cadets, including DBS checks and training.
Public Accounts Committee
The Department also described in its letter the cadet safeguarding arrangements that it has in place. Each of the armed forces is responsible for safeguarding its cadets, but they adhere to the same basic safeguarding principles set out in the Department’s Cadet Safeguarding Framework. All adult volunteers and cadet-facing RFCA employees must have the correct disclosure and barring...
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
77match
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Must Do
The service must ensure that all staff complete safeguarding training appropriate to their role.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
77match
The James Cook University Hospital
Should Do
The service should ensure all medical staff complete safeguarding training.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
IOPC learning recommendation
77match
Recommendations - Cleveland Police, May 2022
The IOPC recommends that Cleveland police should identify all officers and staff who must undergo it's mandatory child sexual exploitation (CSE) training packages. The force should maintain accurate and auditable records of all officers and staff who have attended such training packages. This follows an IOPC investigation whereby, historically, frontline and neighbourhood police officers were not aware of...
Matched on terms: mandatory, training
Committee recommendation
73match
#12 - 1st Report – Raising the standard: licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles
Transport Committee
We agree with the minister that every local authority must require drivers to have an enhanced DBS check and to be checked against the adults’ and children’s barring lists. We also recommend that requirements for safeguarding training and clear requirements for frequency of re- checking DBS certificates be included in national standards so that they are applied uniformly...
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
73match
North Devon District Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure staff are compliant with up-to-date safeguarding adults’ level 3 training.Regulation(12(2)(c)
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
73match
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
Must Do
The trust must ensure that the intercollegiate guidance for safeguarding children and young people on safeguarding training is followed regarding staff training.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
73match
UHBW Bristol Campus
Must Do
The service must ensure medical staff have completed an appropriate level of safeguarding training to carry out their duties.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
73match
Southmead Hospital
Should Do
The service should ensure that it improves safeguarding training compliance for medical staff, especially doctors in training.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
Inquiry recommendation
73match
R16 - Interview training for headteachers
Bichard Inquiry
Head teachers and school governors should receive training on how to ensure that interviews to appoint staff reflect the importance of safeguarding children.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
69match
The County Hospital
Must Do
The provider must ensure it has sufficient numbers of suitably qualified, competent, skilled and experienced staff who receive such appropriate training to carry out the duties they are employed to perform and ensure staff are trained to the right competency in safeguarding and life support. The provider must have sufficient medical staff to run the department safely and...
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
69match
Royal Sussex County Hospital
Should Do
The trust should review safeguarding arrangements in line with the intercollegiate guidance for safeguarding to ensure staff training is suitable for frontline staff.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
CQC action
69match
Musgrove Park Hospital
Must Do
The service must ensure staff are up to date with the appropriate level of safeguarding training in line with national guidance.
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
Committee recommendation
69match
#5 - Set out progress on police and safeguarding professionals' honour-based abuse training
Women and Equalities Committee
In response to this Report, the Government should set out the progress made in implementing the national training package for frontline police officers on recognising so-called honour-based abuse. The Government must also set out the steps it will take to ensure those working in other safeguarding roles, including in social services and education, are trained to recognise honour-based...
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
PPO recommendation
68match
The Head of Healthcare
The Head of Healthcare should ensure that healthcare staff are compliant in the correct level of safeguarding training in accordance with their roles as set out in the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Intercollegiate Document for ‘Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff’ (2018).
Matched on terms: safeguarding, training
Committee recommendation
64match
#54 - Mandate SEND continuing professional development for all educators via qualification or module incorporation.
Education Committee
SEND CPD should be made mandatory to ensure that all educators are equipped to meet the diverse needs of children and young people with SEND. This could be achieved through a nationally recognised supplementary qualification in SEND that all existing teachers must complete within a defined timeframe (e.g. three years), similar to the Early Career Framework but focused...
Matched on terms: mandatory
IOPC learning recommendation
63match
Recommendations - Cleveland Police, February 2021
​The IOPC recommends Cleveland Police reviews its management systems for performance and training to ensure there are robust mechanisms in place to ensure staff comply with all mandatory training packages, while ensuring performance reviews are carried out and maintained.
Matched on terms: mandatory, training
PFD report
61match
Adrian Balog
Feb 2022 · Manchester City
National safeguarding guidance for children omits "obesity" as a sign of neglect, contrasting with malnourishment, which risks failing to identify and protect obese children at risk.
Matched on terms: safeguarding
PFD report
61match
Georgia Scarff
Feb 2026 · Suffolk
School staff unfamiliarity with the safeguarding system led to missed recordings. The lack of a single national safeguarding information management tool for schools creates inconsistent practices and risks.
Matched on terms: safeguarding
Inquiry recommendation
61match
WATE-(13) - Arrange sexual abuse awareness training for social services and other staff
Waterhouse Inquiry
Area Child Protection Committees should arrange training in sexual abuse awareness for social services staff and for those from other departments, agencies and organisations in their area.
Matched on terms: training
Committee recommendation
61match
#52 - Mandatory SEND-specific continuing professional development for educators remains absent.
Education Committee
It is deeply concerning that SEND-specific continuing professional development (CPD) is not mandatory. The education workforce must be consistently equipped with up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge through ongoing CPD to ensure an inclusive mainstream with high-quality support for children and young people with SEND. (Conclusion, Paragraph 209)
Matched on terms: mandatory
Inquiry recommendation
61match
55 - Religious organisation child protection policies
IICSA
All religious organisations should have a child protection policy and supporting procedures, which should include advice and guidance on responding to disclosures of abuse and the needs of victims and survivors. The policy and procedures should be updated regularly, with professional child protection advice, and all organisations should have regular compulsory training for those in leadership positions and...
Matched on terms: training
Inquiry recommendation
61match
WATE-(14) - Remind professionals of their role in identifying and reporting child abuse
Waterhouse Inquiry
Steps should be taken through training and professional and other channels periodically to remind persons outside social services departments who are or may be in regular contact with looked after children, such as teachers, medical practitioners, nurses and police officers, of their potential role in identifying and reporting abuse, the importance of that role and the procedures available...
Matched on terms: training
Committee recommendation
60match
#27 - 1st Report – Raising the standard: licensing of taxis and private hire vehicles
Transport Committee
National standards should include mandatory disability awareness and equality training for drivers and operators, to be provided to a high minimum standard of quality, with clear refresher requirements and effective enforcement against non-compliance. (Recommendation, Paragraph 104)
Matched on terms: mandatory, training
Committee recommendation
60match
#1 - Ensure all schools recognise sexual harassment seriousness and receive funding for effective safeguarding.
Women and Equalities Committee
Sexual harassment and sexual violence continues to be a scourge in our schools, with many girls and women feeling powerless. The issues are longstanding and warnings have been frequent, including from our predecessor Committee. It is saddening that it took the public testimonies of thousands of school-aged children for Ofsted and the schools they inspect to acknowledge the...
Matched on terms: safeguarding
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