It's not a current requirement, but it is still something that we recommend, as the COVID-19 Secure badge can help to offer reassurance to any clients with health issues or concerns, and can demonstrate that you take your client's health and wellbeing seriously.

Our previous guidance regarding COVID-19 can be found here - this includes guidance from several of the main professional bodies in the UK which we would recommend reading through to ensure you have considered all of the different ways you can try to mitigate the potential risks of COVID-19 when working with clients.

Templates and examples of risk assessments can be found on the government's Health and Safety Executive website here.

The risk assessments need to be re-uploaded every 6 months to ensure the information is current and up to date. You will see a notification appear in your Dashboard when it is close to 6 months after last uploading an assessment. 

The documents uploaded are not shared with clients, but they are reviewed by the team to ensure that the information uploaded is a risk assessment or a document noting the steps you are taking to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. Please do not upload any documents you want to be shared with clients, as these will not be forwarded to them.

If you only offer online sessions, you do not need to upload a risk assessment, as this feature is primarily for therapists who offer in-person sessions.