The DofE charity collects information about incidents relating to the delivery of DofE programmes around the UK. It does so in order to:
- Identify common themes or trends and communicate these to the DofE network, helping everyone to better manage risk
- Help the charity to ensure that Licensed Organisations and AAPs are complying with the terms of their operating licence
- Help the charity to support and manage communications with all parties, particularly in the case of serious incidents
- Help the charity to identify potential enhancements or changes to our adult training offers and DofE programmes.
To report an incident to the DofE charity, please fill out the incident report form.
For information on what incidents to report, read Incident Reporting for LOs and AAPs.
In 2024, we commissioned Pharos Response, an independent specialist risk management consultancy, to review our Expedition section policies, processes, resources, and training. Thank you to those who deliver the DofE across the UK who fed back via the survey!
Pharos have now provided us with some recommendations for how we can continue to ensure our safeguarding on expedition practices are robust and appropriate. Some of those recommendations will take careful planning and time.
However, please don’t worry – the fundamental aspects of the Expedition section won’t change.