1. Responding to disclosures or concerns
Understand safeguarding of children and young people (for those working in the adult sector)
Responding to disclosures or concerns

2. Responding to disclosures or concerns
Stay calm
Reassure the child, young person or person and show concern for them
Believe them
Listen carefully
Allow the child, young person or person to talk without interruption
Do not ask leading questions
Do not promise to keep anything secret

3. Responding to disclosures or concerns
Follow local safeguarding policy and procedures with regard to:
contacting and reporting details of disclosure to safeguarding lead
recording details of disclosure or concern
informing other agencies (eg Social Services, Police) and the child/young person/person’s family
maintaining the child/young person/person’s immediate safety.

4. Responding to disclosures or concerns
To find out what happens when a safeguarding concern is made to local authority Social Services, see:
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2010), Flowcharts 1 to 4. This is located at: