Consultation outcome

Out-of-school settings: voluntary safeguarding code of practice

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Detail of outcome

Summary of the responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities is available at keeping children safe in out-of-school settings: code of practice.

Guidance for parents and carers on safeguarding children in out-of-school settings is also available.


Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking views on a draft voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings providers, and associated parental guidance.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

We’d like your views to help the development of a voluntary safeguarding code of practice for out-of-school settings (OOSS). We’d also like your views on accompanying guidance for parents, which sets out the key questions they may wish to consider when choosing an out-of-school setting for their child.

An OOSS is any institution which provides tuition, training, instruction, or activities to children in England without their parents’ or carers’ supervision, and that is not a:

  • school
  • college
  • 16-19 academy
  • provider caring for children under 8 years old, which is registered with Ofsted or a childminder agency

Updates to this page

Published 2 December 2018
Last updated 21 October 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Out-of-school settings voluntary safeguarding code of practice: Government consultation response'.

  2. First published.

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