Embedding a Safeguarding Culture: What CQC Inspectors Look For
Embedding a safeguarding culture is about ensuring safeguarding isn’t just a policy — it’s how your organisation thinks, acts, and delivers care every day. This is exactly what CQC inspectors look for in well-led services.
Key indicators of a strong safeguarding culture:
- Leadership sets a clear tone that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility
- Staff feel confident and supported to raise safeguarding concerns
- Supervision and appraisals include safeguarding discussions
- Learning from incidents, audits, and reviews is shared and acted upon
- People who use services are supported to understand and exercise their rights to safety
- Safeguarding is reflected in service improvement plans and governance reports
CQC inspectors will explore how safeguarding is lived in your organisation — not just whether you have a policy on the shelf.
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