How to Write a Safeguarding Method Statement for Social Care | Impact Guru Ltd

🔍 What Is a Safeguarding Method Statement?

A safeguarding method statement outlines how your organisation ensures the protection of vulnerable people in its care. In social care tenders, commissioners expect clear, evidence-based responses explaining how you meet safeguarding requirements, mitigate risks, and create a culture of vigilance and accountability.

Unlike a policy, a method statement explains how you put safeguarding into practice daily.

📝 What Should a Safeguarding Method Statement Include?

A strong safeguarding method statement should cover:

• Commitment to Safeguarding: Affirm your alignment with the Care Act 2014, CQC expectations, and local partnerships.
• Safer Recruitment: Outline your DBS checks, references, and safeguarding training.
• Staff Training: Show how staff are trained, refreshed, and competency is monitored.
• Reporting & Escalation: Clarify how concerns are reported internally and escalated externally.
• Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP): Highlight person-centred approaches and the six safeguarding principles.
• Governance & Oversight: Describe how audits, reporting, and supervision maintain safeguarding standards.

💡 Top Tips for Writing a Strong Method Statement

• Be specific with examples — avoid generic statements.
• Reference CQC and legislation.
• Keep it concise and aligned with the tender question.
• Mirror key language from the tender specification.