These include uniformed youth organisations such as the Scouts and Guides; open access youth work and religious settings which offer education in their own faith, such as Sunday Schools and those of other faiths and religions.
They are asking for contributions of opinion to try to provide a sector-wide safeguarding framework for all of these settings, saying: “While the majority do so [behave] in a safe environment, there are some settings which do not.”
They say: “We are inviting the views of out-of-school settings providers, staff and volunteers working in out-of-school settings, local authorities, parents, accreditation organisations, young people, schools, charities, and other interested groups and individuals on a draft voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings, and accompanying draft guidance for parents.
“Following the closure of the consultation, we intend to publish the finalised version of the code in due course. The providers’ code would be a voluntary document. It would be intended as a voluntary resource setting out best practice to help providers of out-of-school education settings understand how they can ensure they are delivering education and activities in a safe environment.
The consultation period will end 24th February 2019 and department will publish the results shortly after.
Sarah Champion MP, Co-Chair of the APPG…
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