Swatpro is to continue to monitor its partners records on an ongoing basis to ensure that they have provided adequate safeguarding training; have company wide awareness and that their safeguarding lead and champions are current and are qualified to the required level. Every partner is required to have a designated safeguarding lead and they will be communicated to and meet regularly with the Swatpro safeguarding lead.

Swatpro requires its partners to:

• Review their own processes and procedures against best practice guides and assess risk to ensure their process works effectively and responds efficiently in recording incidents

• Follow the guidelines set out by the agencies such as DFE (Department for Education) and Ofsted

• Undertake training on safeguarding to raise awareness and keep informed of up-to-date legislation and issues.

• Maintain a Single Central Record (SCR) of all staff qualifications, safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

• Report concerns via MyConcern, unless otherwise agreed

• Inform of any staff allegations, share updates and the outcome

Swatpro continues to require that each Designated Safeguarding Lead and their deputies retrain every 2 years and that all other contact staff do so every 3 years. This will be monitored & tracked as part of Swatpro’s single central register.

PREVENT DUTY STATEMENT

Under the United Kingdom Government’s ‘Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015’ a requirement was laid upon “specified authorities” including ‘Training Providers’, when exercising their functions, to have due regard to the need to PREVENT people from being drawn into terrorism.

The Swatpro Board is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and staff against radicalisation and extremism.

All staff, learners and services contracted to Swatpro are required to uphold and promote the fundamental principles of ‘Human Rights and British Values’ and exemplify these in their practice, including democracy; the rule of law; individual liberty; mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

This statement reinforces the requirement that all staff at Swatpro and its partners are fully engaged in being vigilant about safeguarding, radicalisation, and extremism. The company will continue to work in partnership with professional bodies, external agencies, and partners in our local community, to ensure that all learners are safe from harm.

PREVENT VULNERABILITIES TO BE WATCHED FOR:

Identity crisis – adolescents / adults who are exploring issues of identity can feel both distant from their parents / family and cultural and religious heritage, and uncomfortable with their place in society around them. Radicalisers can exploit this by providing a sense of purpose or feelings of belonging. Where this occurs, it can often manifest itself in a change in a person’s behaviour, their circle of friends, and the way in which they interact with others and spend their time.

Personal crisis – the young person may be experiencing family tensions, a sense of isolation, and low self-esteem, they may have dissociated from their existing friendship group and become involved with a new and different group of friends. They may be searching for answers to questions about identity, faith and belonging.

Personal circumstances – migration; local community tensions; and events affecting the young person’s country of origin may contribute to a sense of grievance that is triggered by personal experience of racism or discrimination in the UK and/or grievances about UK foreign policy decisions.

Unmet aspirations – the young person may have perceptions of injustice; a feeling of failure; rejection of civic life.

Criminality – experiences of imprisonment, previous involvement with criminal groups, and poor resettlement / reintegration.

Autism, learning disabilities and mental health – young people who experience difficulties with social interaction, empathy with others, understanding the consequences of their actions and awareness of the motivations of other. They may lack the ability to think critically, compare ideologies or challenge what they are being told in person or online.

Unemployment or under-employment - individuals may perceive their aspirations for career and lifestyle to be undermined by limited achievements or employment prospects. This can translate to a generalised rejection of civic life and adoption of violence as a symbolic act.

Grievances - the following are examples of grievances which may play an important part in the early indoctrination of individuals into the acceptance of a radical view and extremist ideology:
A misconception and/or rejection of UK foreign policy
A distrust of western media reporting
Perceptions that UK government policy is discriminatory (e.g., counter-terrorist legislation).

The following have also been found to contribute to people being drawn into certain groups which support terrorist related activity:
Ideology and politics
Provocation and anger (grievance)
Need for protection
Seeking excitement and action
Fascination with violence, weapons and uniforms
Youth rebellion
Seeking family and father substitutes
Seeking friends and community
Seeking status and identity
A misconception and/or rejection of UK foreign policy
A distrust of western media reporting

Swatpro to regularly monitor partners records to check that they have provided adequate PREVENT training, have the appropriate awareness, and are qualified to the required level. As part of annual partner due diligence Swatpro will continue to verify that every partner has a PREVENT lead. These persons will be communicated with and regularly meet the Swatpro safeguarding & PREVENT lead.

Swatpro ‘s partners are contractually required to:

• review their own processes and procedures against best practice guides and assess risk to ensure their process works effectively and responds efficiently in recording incidents

• complete risk assessments for PREVENT requirements on all centres and on employers’ premises

• follow the guidelines set out by the agencies such as DFE (Department for Education) and Ofsted

• undertake annual training on PREVENT to raise awareness and keep informed of up-to-date legislation and issues

• maintain an accurate and current Single Central Record (SCR) of all staff qualifications, safeguarding training and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

• ensure all staff have completed PREVENT awareness sessions and Channel programme module as a minimum.

Swatpro to continue to enforce its requirement that all staff be PREVENT and Channel trained annually by monitoring & tracking as part of Swatpro’s single central register.

REVIEW

Swatpro’s PREVENT and Channel procedures to be checked annually to ensure processes and procedures are up to date in line with changes to requirements.

Swatpro to report all PREVENT activities & issues directly to the board of directors.