Keeping children safe during community activities

Keeping children safe during community activities

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a voluntary code of safeguarding practice for keep children safe during community activities. This can be accessed from the Department for Education website:

• Keeping children safe during community activities, after-school clubs and tuition: non-statutory guidance for providers running out of school settings

Guidance for providers can also be accessed from:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/keeping-children-safe-in-out-of-school-settings

Along with the Code of Practice, DfE has also published guidance for parents and carers choose a safe out-of-school setting for their children available here:

• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-for-parents-and-carers-on-safeguarding-children-in-out-of-school-settings

The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership also provides guidance for parents on private tuition and clubs which is available from: