Clue for safeguarding

Everyone deserves to live and work free from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Organisations have a duty to spot risks early and protect the vulnerable.

Clue is the trusted investigation platform that helps organisations detect safeguarding concerns, manage referrals, and ensure accountability.

Trusted by

Clue is trusted by 5000+ investigation professionals worldwide, spanning law enforcement,
government, not for profit, corporate and sports organisations.

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Why Clue for safeguarding

  • Built for sensitive investigations with privacy at the core 
  • Enables secure, anonymous referrals and data integrity 
  • Supports compliance with safeguarding standards and legislation 
  • Trusted by safeguarding professionals across sectors 

Safeguarding trust across sectors

From education and sport to local authorities, non-profits, and national agencies, Clue is used to investigate: 

  • Child protection and exploitation 
  • Domestic abuse and coercive control 
  • Hate crime and extremism 
  • Bullying, harassment, and discrimination 
  • Institutional or systemic safeguarding failures 

Protecting people starts with trusted process

Enable safe, secure reporting

Accept confidential or anonymous referrals via secure webforms

Automate responses to reassure victims and explain next steps

Protect whistleblowers with built-in privacy, classification, and audit tools

Link, investigate, and act quickly

Clue highlights links between new and existing data automatically

Visualise connections using charts and mapping to support early intervention

Use Link Reasons to capture context and history across records

Support outcomes with secure, compliant reporting

Generate case files, reports, or safeguarding notices in seconds

Highlight connections and include attachments, maps, or visuals for clarity

Share securely via API or PDF, with full control over redaction and disclosure

A complete solution for safeguarding investigations

Clue enables your safeguarding, welfare, and protection teams to manage every step of the safeguarding process – from first referral through to resolution – in one secure, auditable application. 

  • Protect data, sources, and vulnerable individuals 
  • Gain insight into safeguarding trends and risks 
  • Comply with legal, regulatory, and ethical standards 
  • Collaborate securely across teams and agencies 

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Phil Suddick – Head of Intelligence & Investigations

Phil is a former law enforcement officer. During his thirty-year service to 2015, he specialised in proactive and reactive complex anti-corruption investigations and the covert investigation and locating of high-risk global fugitives. Phil then moved into the world of sport tackling global corruption in tennis.

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