Managing Concerns around People in Positions of Trust (PiPoT)

What does the policy cover?

The policy relates to those instances where a partner organisation is made aware of information that may affect the suitability of a professional, student, or volunteer to work with adult(s) with care and support needs; where such information has originated from activity outside their professional or volunteering role and place of work, and meets the criteria below:

A PiPoT allegation relates to a person who works with adults with care and support needs who has:

• behaved in a way that has harmed, or may have harmed an adult or child
• possibly committed a criminal offence against, or related to, an adult or child
• behaved towards an adult or child in a way that indicates they may pose a risk of harm to adults with care and support needs.

Please note: If an allegation is made that concerns the actions of a professional, student or volunteer, which relates to alleged abuse or neglect of an adult with care and support needs, then a safeguarding concern should be raised in accordance with  the Joint Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures and a PiPoT concern does not need to be raised.

How to make a PiPoT referral?

If the PiPoT works in North Yorkshire, a referral should be made to the Health and Adult Services Safeguarding Team using the PiPoT referral form and e-mailed to pipots@northyorks.gov.uk

PiPoT Policy

The PiPoT Policy is available here on our website: https://safeguardingadults.co.uk/pipot-policy

You can also download the policy and PiPoT referral form at the links below

PiPoT Policy

PiPoT Referral Form

PiPoT OMG

PiPoT Podcast

In this joint podcast from the NYSAB and the North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (NYSCP) – we explore managing allegations against staff and volunteers working with children and young people, the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer and for those working within adult services, managing allegations against people in a position of trust.