What Commissioners Look for in Safeguarding Method Statements
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🛡️ What Commissioners Look for in Safeguarding Method Statements
🔍 Why Safeguarding is Scrutinised in Tenders
Safeguarding is a core area of focus in social care tenders. Commissioners need assurance that your organisation has robust systems in place to protect people from harm, abuse, and neglect.
Strong safeguarding method statements demonstrate how you embed safe practice through policies, staff training, safer recruitment, reporting, and governance.
📋 Key Areas to Cover in Your Response
- Clear safeguarding policy and procedures aligned to legislation and CQC expectations
- Safer recruitment processes including DBS, references, and probation
- Staff training, supervision, and competency monitoring
- Reporting pathways for concerns, including whistleblowing
- Partnership working with safeguarding boards and multi-agency networks
- Use of Making Safeguarding Personal principles
Your response should demonstrate practical processes, not just policy statements. Commissioners want evidence of how you keep people safe in day-to-day service delivery.
💡 Top Tips for Tender Success
- Be clear about who is responsible for safeguarding at every level
- Reference CQC’s Single Assessment Framework and Key Lines of Enquiry (Safe & Well-Led)
- Include examples of safeguarding in practice where appropriate
- Show how learning from incidents improves practice
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🔑 Final Thought
Commissioners want confidence that safeguarding is at the heart of your organisation’s culture. A strong method statement shows you understand your responsibilities and have robust systems in place to protect people.
Written by Mike Harrison, Founder of Impact Guru Ltd — specialists in bid writing and strategy for social care providers.
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