What staff can do
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You don’t need proof or certainty to act. If something doesn’t feel right, trust your instincts.
Simple steps:
- Notice
Pay attention to behaviour, situations or patterns that concern you - Do not intervene
Do not challenge anyone directly. Keep yourself, colleagues and others safe - Report
Share concerns promptly using the appropriate route
“Your role is to notice and report, not to investigate. This will protect a child”
How to report concerns:
- 999 if a child is in immediate danger
- 101 to report non‑emergency concerns to police
- Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 – report anonymously
“You won’t get it wrong. Information shared early can help protect a young person and disrupt exploitation”
Building safer venues:
Strong safeguarding awareness helps reduce opportunities for exploitation and supports staff to feel confident in responding to concerns.
Good practice includes:
- Knowing who to report concerns to
- Sharing information early
- Supporting staff to trust their instincts
- Working openly with local partners
“Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, and small actions can make a big difference”
Useful Resources:
- Use this recorded training with staff members to increase their awareness;
Leisure and Hospitality bitesize safeguarding training (6:24)
- Free training for hotel staff to raise awareness of child exploitation is offered by The Children’s Society, registration is via Eventbrite;
- Display these posters at your venue to show customers you will ask safeguarding questions; operation-makesafe-2024-a3-posters.pdf
- For hospitality venues; ask staff to use this checklist to increase safety in your venue; operation-makesafe-safeguarding-checklist.docx
- For more intensive hospitality resources, review these Op Makesafe documents;
makesafe-2024-guidance-for-hotel-staff-one-page.pdf;
makesafe-2024-extended-guidance-for-hotel-staff.pdf