Section 175

Section 175 of the 2002 Education Act requires governing bodies to carry out an annual review of the school’s policies and procedures and to provide information to the Local Authority about how the duties set out in the guidance have been discharged. The purpose of the Section 175 audit is to provide evidence that all schools, including maintained, academies, independent or any who are registered with the Department for Education are fulfilling their statutory safeguarding responsibilities.

The Section 175 audit for 2026/27 is now open and can be found here.

Please complete and submit your S175 by COP Friday 30th October 2026.