Main areas of responsibility
You should have a DSL whose role is to:
- Take lead responsibility for safeguarding and child protection (including online safety)
- Support staff members to carry out their safeguarding duties
- Liaise closely with children’s social care and other services
The DSL's main responsibilities are set out on page 28 and in Annex C of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Managing referrals
Your DSL should refer cases:
- Of suspected abuse and neglect to the local authority (LA) children’s social care team as required, and support any staff who do so
- To the Channel programme where there is a radicalisation concern, and support any staff who do so
- To the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), if a person is dismissed or leaves due to risk or harm to a child
- To the police, where a crime may have been committed
Working with others
The LA Clinical commissioning group (within the LA) Chief officer