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The material draws on Children First legislation and Tusla resource documents, explaining core definitions, roles, reporting obligations, and key concepts such as risk assessment and safe practice. It includes referenced report forms for child protection and retrospective abuse concerns, supported by the six best-practice themes referenced in the Tusla safeguarding guide.","DEVELOPING CHILD SAFEGUARDING PROCEDURES AND A CHILD SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT\nGUIDANCE AND TEMPLATES FOR ORGANISATIONS AND GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN\n________________________\nThis document draws on relevant Children First legislation, guidance and various Tusla resource documents.\nl   Sandra Claxton,\nTusla Children First Information and Advice Officer,\nDisclaimer: All reasonable care has been taken in relation to the accuracy of the information in this document. The information is intended as a guide only, does not purport to be a legal interpretation, and does not make any warranties regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data.\nSources\nContent in this document is drawn from:\n1. Children First National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children (2017) “Children First National Guidance”\n2. Tusla (2018) Child Safeguarding: A guide for Policy, Procedure and Practice (2018) “Child Safeguarding Guide” which includes six best practice themes.\nFor further information and guidance on any aspect of this document, please visit the Children First section on \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.tusla.ie\" \u0014www.tusla.ie\u0015\nCONTENTS\nGLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS\nChild Safeguarding - ensuring safe practice and appropriate responses by staff and volunteers to concerns about the safety or welfare of children, should these arise. Child safeguarding is about protecting the child from harm, promoting their welfare and in doing so creating an environment which enables children and young people to grow, develop and achieve their full potential\nChild Safeguarding Statement (CSS) – defined in the Children First Act 2015, this is a statement which includes a written assessment of risk of harm to children and the measures that will be taken to manage any identified risks.\nGuiding principles and child safeguarding procedures – previously referred to as child protection and welfare policy and procedures, the procedures an organisation has in place to safeguard children from harm and reduce the risks to children of being harmed.\nChild or young person – a person under the age of 18 years, who is not or has not been married.\nChild Protection and Welfare Report Form –form for use in reporting suspected or alleged abuse or welfare concerns to Tusla.  Available at -  \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Child_Protection_and_Welfare_Report_Form_FINAL.docx\" \u0014https://www.tusla.ie/uploads/content/Child_Protection_and_Welfare_Report_Form_FINAL.docx\u0015\nChild Safeguarding Guide – Child Safeguarding: A guide for policy, procedure and practice \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.tusla.ie\" \u0014www.tusla.ie\u0015\nChildren First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children, “National Guidance” – national, overarching guidance for the protection and welfare of children, published by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The current version was published in 2017 \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.tusla.ie\" \u0014www.tusla.ie\u0015\nDesignated Liaison Person (DLP) – a resource to any staff member who has a child protection concern. 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