Purpose

Our charitable activities include working with vulnerable people. The purpose of this policy is to protect them and provide stakeholders and the public
with the overarching principles that guide our approach in doing so.

Applicability

This policy applies to anyone working on our behalf, including our trustees and other volunteers.

Partner organisations will be required to have their own safeguarding procedures that must, as a minimum, meet the standards outlined below, and
include any additional legal or regulatory requirements specific to their work. These include, but are not limited to other UK regulators, if applicable.

Safeguarding should be appropriately reflected in other relevant policies and procedures, such as recruitment and whistle blowing.

Principles

We believe that:

>Nobody who is involved in our work should ever experience abuse, harm, neglect or exploitation.
> The Board and staff have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all of our beneficiaries, staff and volunteers, to keep them safe and to work in a way
that protects them.
> We all have a collective responsibility for creating a culture in which our people not only feel safe, but also able to speak up, if they have any concerns.

Types of Abuse

Abuse can take many forms, such as physical, psychological or emotional, financial, sexual or institutional abuse, including neglect and exploitation. Signs
that may indicate the different types of abuse are at Appendix 1.

Reporting Concerns

If a crime is in progress, or an individual in immediate danger, call 999, as you would in any other circumstances.
If you are a beneficiary, or member of the public, make your concerns known to a member of our team, who will alert a senior member of he charity.
For staff and volunteers, you should make your concerns known to your supervisor. If you feel unable to do so, speak to a member of the senior team.
The trustees are mindful of their reporting obligations to the Charity Commission in respect of Serious Incident Reporting and, if applicable, other regulator.
They are aware of the Government guidance on handling safeguarding allegations.

Responsibilities

Grant Making

In making grants, we will ensure that we carry out due diligence checks, check that grantees have appropriate safeguarding procedures in place, have clear
lines of responsibility and reporting, and a written agreement or contract.

Fundraising

We will ensure that:
> We comply with the Code of Fundraising Practice, including fundraising that involves children.
> Staff and volunteers are made aware of the Institute of Fundraising guidance on keeping fundraising safe and the NCVO Guidance on vulnerable people and
fundraising.
> Our fundraising material is accessible, clear and ethical, including not placing any undue pressure on individuals to donate.
> We do not either solicit nor accept donations from anyone whom we know or think may not be competent to make their own decisions.
> We are sensitive to any particular need that a donor may have.

Approval and Review

Useful Links:

NCVO: Online safeguarding resources.

Gov.UK – Guidance: Handling safeguarding allegations

NSPCC: Writing a safeguarding policy

CC: Infographic; 10 actions trustees need to take.

CC: Safeguarding duties of charity trustees

CC: Safeguarding – policies and procedures

CC: How to protect vulnerable groups

CivS: How to bring your charity’s safeguarding up to scratch