Policies and Procedures

The Isle of Man Safeguarding Board has agreed a number of joint policies which apply to professionals working with children as well as those working with adults. 

These policies can be found listed below:

MASM (Managing Allegations against a person working with Children and Vulnerable Adults)

Roles and Responsibilities

Safer Recruitment

Resolving Professional Differences (Escalation Policy)

The Safeguarding Board's policies and procedures can be found at this link will automatically take users to the current version.

A number of other Children focused policies are listed below:

• Policy for Unexpected Death in Infants and Children (SUDIC Policy)
• Self Harm And Suicidal Behaviour
• Managing of Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children
• Child Death Overview Panel
• Child Death Review Process
• Missing From Care, Home or Education
• Child Criminal Exploitation
• Neglect
• Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief

Multi-agency adult safeguarding policies can be found here.

A number of other Adult focused policies are listed below:

• Adult Safeguarding Alert Referral Form
• Large Scale Enquiries
• Quality Assurance Scrutiny Framework (2023)
• Self-Neglect