RRN Standards
Why The RRN Standards Do Not Apply To Schools
I recently had a phone call with someone from a withheld number who didn’t want to tell me their name.
The conversation went as follows:
“Hi Mark
I have just been on a training course where the the trainer was heavily ‘pushing’ and promoting the RRN (Restraint Reduction Network) standards and said that: “all schools in the UK need to comply with the RRN standards” and that “any training done in schools can only be done by a BILD Certified trainer who is registered with BILD and the RRN”.
Why You May Not Legally Be Required To Adopt The RRN Standards
There has been a lot of emphasis by various parties, including some training providers, to ‘push’ organisations to comply with the RRN (Restraint Reduction Network) Standards, when clearly they do not need to do so.
In some cases this is for nothing more than to generate business for themselves at an expense (in some cases at very high financial cost) that the organisation doesn’t have to comply with the RRN standards.
In other cases it may simply be because the person ‘pushing’ organisations to adopt the RRN standards is either misinformed or has not done their own due diligence as to what organisation need to and do not need to, comply with the standards.
Providing Security In Healthcare Settings
Providing security in healthcare settings – SIA Update, August 2022
You may have seen an email sent out in August 2022 in which the SIA made the following statement:
RRN Standards and BILD Act Certification – Are They Mandatory or Not?
RRN Standards and BILD Act Certification – Is It Mandatory or Not?
Many of you will be aware of the recent letter sent out by the RRN, CQC, HEE and Skills for Care, dated the 18th November 2020 and entitled ‘RE Certification of Training in Restrictive Practices’.