A Duty of Candour procedure should be followed when an unexpected or unintended incident has occurred, where the incident results in:

• Someone has died
• Someone has permanently less bodily, sensory, motor, physiologic or intellectual functions
• Someone’s treatment has increased because of harm
• The structure of someone’s body changes because of harm
• Someone’s life expectancy becomes shorter because of harm
• Someone’s sensory, motor or intellectual functions is impaired for 28 days or more
• Someone experienced pain or psychological harm for 28 days or more
• A person needed health treatment in order to prevent them dying
• A person needing health treatment in order to prevent other injuries

About Twechar Early Years Centre:

• Local authority centre with the registered capacity for 42 children at any one time.
• Linked to Twechar Primary School.
• Extended Year day care of children is provided between the hours of 8am-6pm.
• 16 Early Years staff.

Procedures to follow in the case of an Incident where duty of candour would be actioned:

• All incidents reported to HT/ HOC and local authority
• Reported as necessary to Care Inspectorate and EDC Health & Safety
• Review of incident with involved staff
• Risk assessment carried out
• Adaptations carried out when necessary
• Wellbeing Support available for staff affected by incident
• Supports offered to children and families affected by incident

1. How many incidents have occurred to which the Duty of Candour applies?
   There have been 0 incidents between January 2025 and January 2026 to which Duty of Candour has applied.
   
   
2. If so, have the correct persons been notified?
   N/A (Delete as appropriate)

Duty of Candour produced on: January 2025  
Created by: Tracy Dodds (Depute Head of Centre)
To be reviewed on: January 2027

 *This should be updated and uploaded to your website in January annually