Safeguarding investigator – role description

Last updated: 22 Oct 2024 Topics: Case management

This is a sample role description for a safeguarding investigator role in the context of safeguarding children in sport.

A safeguarding investigator’s role is to conduct an investigation, and gather available evidence and information. This should be following a decision made by a sport’s organisation that an internal investigation is required as part of its safeguarding and child protection case management process. 

Contents

The template includes the following sections:

  • role purpose
  • knowledge
  • skills required
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Further information

See our safer recruitment pages for help and advice on general processes and procedures relating to this topic.

For a comparison of the main child safeguarding roles at different levels of sport and in related organisations, see Key safeguarding roles and responsibilities.

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