Safeguarding

Operation Encompass Safeguarding Statement

Our school is part of Operation Encompass.

Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention
safeguarding partnership which supports children who experience Domestic Abuse.

Operation Encompass is in place in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle
of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021
Domestic Abuse Act. There is a legislative requirement for police forces to share
information with educational settings through Operation Encompass.

Through Operation Encompass the police will share information with our school
about ALL police attended domestic abuse incidents which involve any of our
children who are related to either of the adults involved in the incident. This sharing
of information will occur PRIOR to the start of the next school day. The notification
will inform us about the context of the incident and will include the Voice of the Child.

A Key Adult (DSL) in school has completed the free National Online Operation
Encompass Key Adult training; they will cascade the principles of Operation
Encompass to all other staff.

All staff have had training about Operation Encompass, the prevalence of Domestic
Abuse and the impact of this abuse on children. To raise awareness of Operation
Encompass we display the posters within school and share information with parents.
Operation Encompass notifications are stored in line with all other confidential
safeguarding and child protection information.

As a school we have also discussed how we can support our children who are
experiencing Domestic Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the
Operation Encompass notification.