Operation Encompass Statement.Galmpton Pre-school is a part of Operation Encompass.Operation Encompass is a national police and education early interventionsafeguarding partnership which supports those who experience Domestic Abuse. Itis in every police force in England and Wales, the Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey,Scotland, Northern Island and Gibraltar.Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021Domestic Abuse Act.Operation Encompass means that the local police will notify the Early Years andChildcare Service about all police incidents involving children under the age of 5,whether they are present at the time or not. Police notifications are sent to the EYCSthroughout the day, so as a setting we may receive a phone call at any point duringoperating hours.If the child is known to attend Galmpton Pre-school, the Early Years and Childcareadviser will contact the DSL/DDSL and inform them there has been a police attendedincident. This notification informs us about the general context of the incident andincluded the Voice of the Child.We are aware that as a result of this notification we must do nothing that puts thechild/ren or the non-abusing adult at risk. Our role is to support the child/ren ifneeded, and to the family if they choose to voluntarily share information about theincident with us. If, as a result of the phone call, we have concerns regarding thesafety or welfare of the child/ren, we follow our procedures for escalating andreporting concerns to Front Door /MASH, and the child’s allocated social worker ifthey have one.The operation encompass notification is recorded in line with all other confidentialsafeguarding and child protection information.All staff have undertaken Operation Encompass training available athttps://www.operationencompass.org/operation-encompass-on-line-key-adult-briefingOur DSL undertook training on 29/01/2025Our DDSL undertook her training on 29/01/20256 staff members have completed the training in January 2025.We have discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing DomesticAbuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompassnotification.Our parents are fully aware that we are an operation encompass setting and weensure that when a new child joins our setting the parents and carers are informedabout Operation Encompass.
