Safeguarding

Leicestershire Music (LM) is a Leicestershire County Council Service which serves Children and Young People in both Leicester City and Leicestershire Local Authority areas. As a Leicestershire County Council Service all of our staff are recruited following the Department for Education safer recruitment guidelines. All staff are trained annually on safeguarding practices and all have an children's Workforce enhanced DBS check before they are allowed to work in Schools.

Please follow the links below to access the Department for Education guidance documents and LM Policy followed by our staff.

Department of Education - Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024

Department of Education - Working Together to Safeguard Children

Leicestershire Music - Safeguarding Policy - Updated April 2025

Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings February 2022.