Child Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment 2023
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NB. Covid 19
Please refer to St. Lachtain's NS Covid 19 Risk Assessment for details.
Please refer to St. Lachtain's NS Covid 19 Risk Assessment for details.
Important Note: It should be noted that risk in the context of this risk assessment is the risk of “harm” as defined in the Children First Act 2015 and not general health and safety risk. The definition of harm is set out in Chapter 4 of the Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post- Primary Schools 2017
In undertaking this risk assessment, the board of management has endeavoured to identify as far as possible the risks of harm that are relevant to this school and to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to manage all risks identified. While it is not possible to foresee and remove all risk of harm, the school has in place the procedures listed in this risk assessment to manage and reduce risk to the greatest possible extent.
This risk assessment has been completed by the Board of Management on March 14th 2022. It will be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child Safeguarding Statement.
In undertaking this risk assessment, the board of management has endeavoured to identify as far as possible the risks of harm that are relevant to this school and to ensure that adequate procedures are in place to manage all risks identified. While it is not possible to foresee and remove all risk of harm, the school has in place the procedures listed in this risk assessment to manage and reduce risk to the greatest possible extent.
This risk assessment has been completed by the Board of Management on March 14th 2022. It will be reviewed as part of the school’s annual review of its Child Safeguarding Statement.