Requirements
Closure
4F.21 The Safeguarding Officer must inform the complainant (where there is one) and the respondent in writing about the outcomes and closure of a case.
4F.22 The Safeguarding Officer must make and maintain a clear record of the allegation, how it was managed and the outcomes of the safeguarding management process.
Guidance
4F.20 Closure
The key aim of this pathway is to allow reflection and improve practice, and the Plan when developed should clearly state how these outcomes will be evidenced, and the final outcome should be recorded.
If they are not, or if the respondent fails to engage, or disengages with the process, then the other pathways in this Code need to be followed. It needs to be recorded that attempts were made to follow this pathway but were unsuccessful.
4F.21 - Record-keeping
Safeguarding Officers should ensure that all the key information regarding a case is appropriately recorded. This should include information about referrals, meetings that were held, decisions and outcomes, including the rationale for all of these. Where the respondent is an employee, information must also be included within the respondent’s HR file.