15.1 Norwich City Council Whistleblowing Policy:
This Whistleblowing policy supports staff to raise concerns about individual or organisational practice that cannot be addressed by their line manager. All staff must report concerns where they feel that behaviours may put the safety, care or wellbeing of a child or adult at risk.
15.2 Serious concerns about poor practice in the organisation or the council’s approach to safeguarding can be raised via the council’s whistleblowing policy or directly with the council’s senior safeguarding officer, the Executive Director of Communities and Housing.
15.3 Children – suspicions of poor practice or abuse by a staff member or another professional that is observed or reported to a staff member should be reported to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) on 01603 223473 as soon as possible.
5.4 Adults – to report concerns regarding a staff member or other professional who may pose a risk to adults with care and support needs, contact Adult Social Services on 0344 800 8020 and ask to speak with the adult social care safeguarding team. Ask them to send a safeguarding adults data sharing referral (SADS) form and email this once completed to sccesecure@norfolk.gcsx.gov.uk
