clearly before you
have to prove it.
Protecting your people has always mattered. What’s changing is what’s expected of employers.
The Sexual Harassment Culture Scan gives you an independent, confidential understanding of your workplace culture, helping you identify hidden risks and demonstrate meaningful evidence of the proactive steps you’re taking to prevent sexual harassment.
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Businesses
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In October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act introduced a new proactive duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. This marks a fundamental shift – from reactive compliance to proactive prevention.
From October 2026, the duty strengthens further. Employers will be required to take all reasonable steps – and for the first time, liability extends to harassment by third parties including customers, clients, and contractors.
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compensation awards.
Policies on paper don’t always reflect the lived experience of your people.
short on policies. They're
lacking certainty.
Having an equal opportunities policy, a dignity at work statement, or even recent training doesn’t tell you what’s actually happening in your organisation. The question isn’t whether you have the documentation – it’s whether your culture reflects it.
team?
Could the organisation evidence its culture, not just its policies?
“An absence of complaints does not necessarily mean an
absence of risk.”
experience into practical action.
The Culture Scan is not an audit. It’s a carefully designed assessment that combines multiple evidence sources to build a complete picture of your organisation’s culture – one that your leadership can rely on, act from, and present with confidence.
A confidential, structured survey designed to gather honest insight from across your organisation at all levels.
Structured conversations with a representative sample of employees, conducted by our independent consultants.
Facilitated group discussions to explore themes in greater depth and surface patterns not visible in surveys alone.
A thorough review of your existing policies, procedures, and
training materials against current legal standards.
Your organisation measured against the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s technical guidance on preventing harassment.
A clear, structured report designed for senior leadership and board-level review, with actionable recommendations.
board-ready evidence.
From the first conversation to final delivery, the Culture Scan is designed to be as straightforward as possible for you and your organisation.
We begin with a straightforward, no- obligation call to understand your organisation, your current situation, and what you’re hoping to achieve. This shapes everything that follows.
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Our consultants conduct the full
assessment – surveys, interviews, focus groups, and documentation review – independently and confidentially, over a structured 4–8 week period.
You receive your board-ready Culture Scan Report along with a structured action plan. We walk your leadership team through the findings and support you in taking the right next steps.
Underpinned by a proven 5-phase methodology developed from real-world safeguarding and HR experience.
you'll receive:
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activities
action
next steps
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“You’ll understand where your
organisation stands today and
exactly where to focus next.”
Not a generic framework. Not a tick-box
exercise. A genuine picture of your culture,
built from the voices of your people – and a
clear path forward.
your hands. *Exact timeline based on a project by project basis
built on real-world
safeguarding experience.
The Culture Scan isn’t delivered by generalist HR consultants. At the heart of this work is specialist expertise – the kind that only comes from years on the frontline of safeguarding, victim support, and organisational change.
Hayley Crawford KPM brings insights to the Culture Scan that no policy review alone could replicate – an understanding of what creates vulnerability, what enables harm, and what genuinely protective cultures look like from the inside.
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Organisations choose the Petaurum Culture Scan because they need more than an audit. They need an independent partner with the expertise, discretion, and human understanding to get to the truth.
Conducted entirely by external specialists with no internal agenda – giving your employees genuine freedom to speak
honestly.
Every finding is grounded in real data from your workforce – not assumptions, benchmarks, or off-the-shelf templates.
Designed for the realities of smaller organisations – practical, proportionate, and delivered without disrupting your day-to-day operations.
Delivered to your board with the clarity they need to make informed decisions – and the confidence to act on what they find.
Underpinned by real-world safeguarding experience that goes beyond HR theory – understanding vulnerability, power dynamics, and what genuine culture change looks like.
conversation.
Every organisation is different. That’s why every Culture Scan begins with a straightforward discussion about your situation, your people, and what you’re hoping to understand. We’ll tell you exactly what the process involves and answer any questions you have.
Speak directly with Hayley Crawford KPM or a senior Petaurum consultant.