Safeguarding Panel
Key Role
Following an internal audit of Safeguarding measurements in February 2020 the Â鶹´«Ã½ created a Safeguarding Panel in May 2020 to maintain oversight of Â鶹´«Ã½ wide safeguarding arrangements including any third-party partnership arrangements, and to ensure compliance.
The Safeguarding Panel is responsible for the implementation of the recommended actions as a result of the KPMG internal audit and to conduct a baseline review of safeguarding arrangements and associated action plan to improve safeguarding arrangements.
A Safeguarding Working Group has also been established which will be delegated tasks and report into the Safeguarding Panel.
Additionally, to approve the draft Â鶹´«Ã½ policy/framework and approve the publication of information on the Â鶹´«Ã½ webpages.
Terms of Reference
a) to maintain oversight of the Â鶹´«Ã½ wide safeguarding arrangements including third party partnership arrangements, and to ensure compliance of regulatory requirements;
b) oversight of arrangements refers to both central and devolved (to Schools and Professional Services Division), including assurance that risk assessments are in place;
c) to assess whether local safeguarding policies are required and where they are what they must contain;
d) to receive the outcome and recommendations of relevant regulatory and compliance reviews, e.g. DBS and take necessary action;
e) set safeguarding expectations for third party partnership arrangements (both academic and commercial partners);
f) to submit regular reports, as required, to the OfS, as the monitoring authority, following approval by the Vice-Chancellor and Council;
Composition
Membership:
- General Counsel (Chair)
- Director for Student Experience
- Director for Human Resources
- Head of School, Education and Social Work
Co-opted (as required):
- The Chair may co-opt members of particular expertise as required.
In attendance:
- Director of Human Resources, Institute of Development Studies
- Assistant Director of Student Experience, International Study Centres, UK & Europe
- Research Governance Officer, Research and Enterprise Services
- Nursery Manager, Little Pioneers nursery and pre-school
- Deputy Head of Widening Participation
- Senior Manager, Governance and Compliance (Secretary)
Frequency
Termly
Reports to
The Â鶹´«Ã½ of Sussex Safeguarding Panel meets termly and reports to the Risk Management Board, the Vice-Chancellor, through the Â鶹´«Ã½’s Executive Team (UET) and to Council, as the Governing Body of the Â鶹´«Ã½.
Quorum
The meeting is considerate quorate when two of the four members are present.