Safeguarding Statement

Policy Purpose

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

Safeguarding Principles

We believe that:

• Nobody who is involved in our work should ever experience abuse, harm, neglect or exploitation.
• We all 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.

Legal Framework

In developing this policy and any associated procedures and guidance, we have referred to key domestic legislation including The Charities Acts 2006 & 2011, the Children Act 1989 & 2004, the Protection of Children Act 1999 and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the Care Act 2014, the Data Protection Act 2018, Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, and the Equality Act 2010 and in light of the principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.

As a charity, we recognise our duties to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk of harm affected by its work. Where we engage in such work, we will consider relevant statutory guidance including Keeping Children Safe in Education (2020), Working Together to Safeguard Children (2020), Care and support statutory guidance (2020) and Prevent Duty Guidance for England & Wales (2019). We shall consider this guidance proportionally in light of the organisation's unique nature and structure and respecting the duties of statutory agencies to protect children and adults experiencing or at risk of harm.

Reporting Safeguarding Concerns

If a crime is in progress, or an individual in immediate danger, call the police, 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 the charity.

For members of the charity, make your concerns known to your supervisor. If you feel unable to do so, speak to a trustee.

Trustee Safeguarding Lead

Kameel Khan, a member of the Board of Trustees, is the Trustee Safeguarding Lead. His email address is: kameelkhan@remake365.com.