Safeguarding Documentation Audit

DEMO DATA

Audit whether safeguarding concerns for children and adults are identified, documented, escalated and acted on in line with statutory guidance and local safeguarding policy.

OverviewHow to useProject setupTeamInclusion / exclusionData collectionDashboardSubmissionsFindingsImprovementRe-auditResourcesExport centreSettings
Concerns reviewed
60
Sample data
Documented within timeframe
70%
Target ≥ 95%
Safeguarding lead notified
83.3%
Named professional escalation
Outcome documented
70%
Closed out with outcome
Aim
To assess whether safeguarding concerns for children and adults are identified, documented, escalated and acted on within the locally agreed timeframe, and whether documentation demonstrates statutory expectations under Working Together to Safeguard Children, the Care Act and the Mental Capacity Act.
Standards
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2023) · Care Act 2014 · NICE NG76 · Intercollegiate Safeguarding Competency Frameworks · Mental Capacity Act 2005 (target ≥ 90–95% per criterion)
Sample
Target sample 100 consecutive safeguarding concerns across participating clinical areas. Pseudonymised only — no direct patient or child identifiers.

Tool workflow

    Step 1
    Project setup
    Confirm scope, clinical areas, named professionals and local policy references.
    Step 2
    Team
    Add safeguarding leads, named nurses, named doctors and governance reviewers.
    Step 3
    Inclusion / exclusion
    Review who is in scope and the 31 audit criteria.
    Step 4
    Collect data
    Structured form for each safeguarding concern.
    Step 5
    Dashboard
    Compliance, clinical area comparison, trends and gaps.
    Step 6
    Findings
    Interpret results, good practice and gaps.
    Step 7
    Improvement
    Plan actions, PDSA cycles and re-audit.
    Step 8
    Resources
    Working Together, Care Act, NICE NG76, MCA & local policy.
    Step 9
    Export centre
    Editable Word, PowerPoint, Excel and ARCP outputs.
Add a case
Open the structured data collection form.
Plan improvement
PDSA cycles, actions and re-audit plan.
Generate outputs
Word, PowerPoint, Excel and ARCP evidence.
Clinical safety note
This tool supports local safeguarding audit, quality improvement and governance review. It does not replace clinical judgement, statutory safeguarding processes, named safeguarding professionals, local policy, the Mental Capacity Act, information sharing rules or urgent escalation pathways. Do not enter patient or child names, NHS numbers, hospital numbers, full dates of birth, addresses or other direct identifiers.