Policy statement
1.1 Policy aims: Through the operation of this policy we aim to:
1.1.1 protect the health and safety of pupils at the College;
1.1.2 ensure that College staff know how to respond if a pupil goes missing.
1.2 Scope: This policy:
1.2.1 applies to staff (including volunteers), pupils and parents at the College;
1.2.2 should be read with the College's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and Procedures;
1.2.3 is a mandatory requirement of Keeping Children Safe in Education September 20231 Department for Education (DfE), and the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools ISI Sept 20222
1.2.4 Children missing or absent from education is covered in the Child Protection Policy.