Child protection policy

In this step, you’ll identify which stakeholders around you are affected by your organisation and the other way around. In other words: who has an interest in you getting child protection right? Those are your key stakeholders. Under the download button, you will find a worksheet that you can use to complete this step. So, you…

• Download the format
• Identify the stakeholders around you
• Plot them on an interest/power grid: who are your most important (key) stakeholders?
• Decide how you will work with the key stakeholders:
  • Can you bring in new stakeholders to try and shift the balance of power?
  • Is it possible to increase the influence of the people who are for implementing the standards, and reduce the power of those who may be against them?
  • Can partnerships be formed with others to strengthen the project?
  • Can you win over negative stakeholders by incorporating some of their ideas?
  • Now go back to your original stakeholder chart and add in who can help you or who might be resistant. Also consider any stakeholder with whom you could work in partnership.