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Safeguarding. Keeping people safe is important. We have resources and guides to help your organisation do safeguarding well

This guide is for trustees, staff and volunteers who are involved in safeguarding in charities or voluntary organisations in England. It will be especially useful for designated safeguarding leads, lead trustees for safeguarding and anyone leading safeguarding training. ... The guide was written by Tom Burke (NCVO Associate) and Bates Wells. It ...

Safeguarding for volunteer involving organisations ... good approach to safeguarding. It should be read as a guide to safeguarding as an approach and not as a replacement for an organisation’s protection or safeguarding policy (see below for more on safeguarding policies). It asks the reader to think a bout the level of safeguarding a particular

NCVO has launched a range of free online safeguarding resources, in conjunction with several other charities, to outline how voluntary organisations can prevent beneficiaries, staff and others from suffering harm.. The resources were created to deliver phase one of the Safeguarding Training Fund, which was announced in March by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in ...

To help voluntary organisations with their safeguarding, NCVO has launched a range of free online resources, including a guide for fundraising managers. The safeguarding resources outline steps that voluntary organisations can take to prevent beneficiaries, staff and others from suffering harm, harassment, bullying, abuse and neglect.

The resources were developed collaboratively by an NCVO-led partnership, including the NSPCC. Links for this Resource. Safeguarding - NCVO KnowHow Resources; Tags: Guide, Safeguarding. Categories: External resources. Audience: Children, Primary school, Secondary school, Young people

Building strong safeguarding practices and a safe culture can be complicated though, especially for those organisations taking their first steps in tackling them. NCVO Knowhow have published a number of free briefings, guide, tools and practical guides to Safeguarding produced as part of the Safeguarding Training Fund these resources will help ...

GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR SAFEGUARDING GUIDE FOR UK NGO BOARDS 13. KEY ISSUES FOR TRUSTEES 14. ... NCVO champions the voluntary sector and volunteer movement to create a better society. We connect, represent and support over 13,000 voluntary sector member organisations, from the smallest community groups to the largest charities. ...

The Ann Craft Trust runs many face-to-face training courses covering introductions to safeguarding and other in-depth topics. You can choose between training for working with adults at risk and training for working with disabled children and young people. NCVO members can receive discounts on training courses from a range of our trusted suppliers.

NCVO has a wealth of information of safeguarding for trustees, and guidance on Charity ethical principles to support boards/individual trustees when making decisions on how to report safeguarding issues, in line with the code of conduct; Bond have created a ‘good governance for safeguarding’ guide for UK boards.

The course covers the key aspects of managing safeguarding arrangements including adult safeguarding and other vital policies, identifying concerns/making referrals, handling allegations and complaints, and eSafety. Completion of the SAFE cic Standard Adult Safeguarding Course (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite.

Safeguarding is a key governance priority for all trustees, not just those working with groups traditionally considered at risk. ... (NCVO) has recently launched a range of safeguarding resources, supported by other organisations. The resources were jointly funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the National ...

NCVO: Safeguarding essentials in charities. Date & time: 13 January 2025, 10:00am - 3:00pm . Venue. Online. All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice.

An unconstituted volunteer group doesn’t have the same legal obligations as a registered charity, but it’s still important to make sure you are carrying out your work in a way that protects everyone involved from harm. We recommend reading this guide by NCVO.

A member of the village hall management committee is the designated safeguarding lead. Although the administrators at the village hall work part-time and do not interact much with the groups who use the building, they know the procedure to respond to safeguarding concerns, and will refer these concerns to the designated safeguarding lead.

The section on safeguarding during recruitment provides detailed guidance on checking criminal records and includes Unlock’s guide to working with people with a criminal history. Crucially, NCVO’s guidance makes clear that organisations should only ask about the criminal record of a potential new staff member or volunteer after making a ...

This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice. Safeguarding is the range of measures we have in place to protect people within our organisation, or those we come into contact with, from abuse and maltreatment of any kind. This course introduces:

Guide to Writing a safeguarding policy Published on : August 23, 2024 Includes links to trusted sources of guidance for developing policies for working with both children/young people and vulnerable adults.

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice