Lost child and adults at risk training

The online course can be booked and completed at a time and place to suit you, will take 2-3 hours and offers four CPD credits.

The face-to-face course has four sessions, running from 9:30am to 4.30pm and offers seven CPD credits. Each session is run with a combination of visual and interactive teaching to accommodate different learning abilities and to make sure everyone leaves the course feeling knowledgeable and confident.

Relevant to international, national and local event organisers where lost child protocol, lost child procedures and policy are required. Recommended for child safeguarding officers alongside our safeguarding training.

The course covers

• Legislation and regulation
• Best practice guidelines
• Paperwork requirements
• Setting up a lost child point
• Radio protocol – including when to call the police and top tips

Course objectives

To understand:

• terminology used when dealing with lost children and adults at risk, ensuring clarity of communication
• the relevant legislation and regulations so the correct procedures can be followed
• best practice approach towards managing the lost child process
• how to complete the correct paperwork, follow the lost child protocol and liaise with the stakeholders
• how to manage behaviour of both adults and children in a lost child situation

Learning outcomes

• relevant laws and regulations
• ability to follow best practice guidance for setting up and running a lost child point
• knowledge to create a lost child policy and procedures
• confidence to manage the behaviour of both parents and children