The report by Kijiji, a membership organisation supporting black safeguarding professionals working with children and young people, also found that less than a quarter (23 per cent) of members polled said that they are provided with fair and equal progression opportunities in their organisation.
Some 44 per cent of 100 professionals asked said they “strongly disagreed” that they had been provided such opportunities.
The research also found that despite negative experiences faced by employees, black safeguarding professionals "saw their (often, previously disinterested) employers post statements committing to ‘anti-racism’ and acknowledging their failings to address racial inequalities; roll out ‘Unconscious Bias’ and other Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) training; and embark on strategies and plans to do something” following the death of George Floyd in America in 2020.
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