Operation Encompass

“Operation Encompass is an innovative scheme that recognises the important principle
that children who experience the devastating effects of domestic abuse are victims in
their own right. The scheme has enabled vital information-sharing between police and
schools to support children for over 10 years and I am so pleased that the expansion
of the scheme into early years sharing information directly will ensure that the
youngest children are also safeguarded.”
Rachel Maclean MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)

Operation Encompass is a national scheme that operates jointly between schools and all police forces. We have ensured that a member of our staff, (Designated Safeguarding Lead) known as a Key Adult, has been trained about Operation Encompass procedures. This allows us to use the information that has been confidentially shared with us by the police, to understand how a child
may be impacted by domestic abuse and to then offer support to the child/ren in our care.