Whenever an allegation is made against a member of staff, as well as informing the local authority, it is an offence if you fail to notify Ofsted within 14 days. This type of notification should be made initially via the notification portal on Ofsted’s website, with a note to explain that an allegation has been made and a description of how you are dealing with it, including how you are safeguarding everyone.
It will also want to be told that you will be keeping it informed of any updates. At the end of the process, you can complete the full notification including any documents you want to send. If this is not done quickly and you wait to tell Ofsted the final outcome, you will probably miss the 14-day deadline (see the previous article in this series on notifications).
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