Insights & Resources

At SaS Consultancy Group, we believe that sharing knowledge is part of our commitment to improving practice across the organisations and sectors we serve.


This is where our partners and associates share their thinking. From practical guidance on embedding trauma-informed approaches to commentary on safeguarding governance and lessons from public inquiry work, our blog is designed to be a genuinely useful resource for professionals working in complex and demanding environments.


Our team brings decades of frontline experience across psychology, safeguarding, social work, and counselling. The insights you will find here are grounded in that expertise and written with practitioners, leaders, and commissioners in mind.


Explore our latest posts below, and if a topic raises questions for your organisation, do not hesitate to get in touch. We are always happy to talk through how we can help.

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Reframing Duty of Candour: A Safeguarding Perspective on Justice Reform

June 17, 2026
Duty of candour is more than legal compliance. SaS Consultancy Group examines its role as a safeguarding control in public inquiries and justice processes.
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Mandatory Reporting Is Coming to England: What Organisations Need to Know

June 17, 2026
The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse in England. Find out what it means for your organisation and how to prepare.
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What Is Trauma-Informed Practice and Why Does It Matter for Organisations?

June 3, 2026
Learn what trauma-informed practice means for organisations, why it matters beyond clinical settings, and how to embed it effectively across your teams and policies.

Publications

Barker, C. (2023) Forensic Psychologist’s Report to Aid the Fuller Inquiry, cited in Independent Inquiry into the issues raised by the David Fuller case Phase 1 Report, page 260 and 261.


Barker, C., Ford, S., Eglinton, R., Quail, S. & Taggart. D. (2023). The Truth Project - How did survivors experience participation? Addressing epistemic relational inequality in the field of child sexual abuse, Frontiers Psychiatry, 14.


Barker, C. & Taggart, D. (2025) Victimology and Rehabilitation in Best Practices in Sexual Offender Assessment and Management, Springer.


Barker, C., Taggart. D., Gonzalez, M., Quail, S., Eglinton, R., S. Ford, S. & Tantum, W.(2023). The truth project- paper two- using staff training and consultation to inculcate a testimonial sensibility in non-specialist staff teams working with survivors of child sexual abuse, Frontiers Psychiatry, 14.


Harrison, C. & Barker, C. (2024). Thematic analysis of the involvement of children and families in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews in England. Child Abuse Review, 33(6), e70005. 


Harrison, C. & Smith, J. (2023). Practising social work as part of a public inquiry. https://www.communitycare.co.uk/content/news/practising-social-work-as-part-of-a-public-inquiry


Morgan, W., Trinder, H. & Barker, C. (2024). The Parole Board of England and Wales: A Guide for Psychology Witnesses in Psychology and the Law, Wiley.