Safeguarding

Safeguarding

Our Safeguarding Policy

This Policy applies to all staff, including senior managers and committee members, paid staff, volunteers and sessional workers, agency staff, students or anyone working on behalf of Salute the Streets Community Project (will be referred to as S.T.S Community project in the rest of the policy).

 

The purpose of this policy:

  • To protect children and young people who receive S.T.S Community Project services. This includes the children of adults who use our services;
  • To provide staff and volunteers with the overarching principles that guide our approach to safeguarding and child protection;

S.T.S Community Project believes that a child or young person should never experience abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. We are committed to practice in a way that protects them.

 

Legal Framework
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of the law and guidance that seeks to protect children, namely

  • Children Act 1989
  • United Convention of the Rights of the Child 1991
  • Data Protection Act 1998
  • Human Rights Act 1998
  • Sexual Offences Act 2003
  • Children Act 2004
  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  • Protection of Freedoms Act 2014
  • Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) Code of Practice: 0 to25 years – Statutory guidance for organisations which work with and support children and young people who have special educational needs or disabilities; HM Government 2014
  • Information sharing: Advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers; HM Government 2015
  • Working together to safeguarding children: a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; HM Government 2015

 

This policy should be read alongside our policies and procedures on

  • Recruitment, induction and training
  • Role of the designated safeguarding officer
  • Dealing with disclosures and concerns about a child and young person
  • Managing allegations against staff and volunteers
  • Safer recruitment
  • E-Safety
  • Anti-bullying
  • Complaints
  • Whistleblowing
  • Health and Safety
  • Training, supervision and support
  • Lone working policy and procedure
  • Quality assurance

 

We recognise that:

  • The welfare of the child is paramount, as enshrined in the Children Act 1989
  • All children, regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation or identity, have a right to equal protection from all types pf harm or abuse
  • Some children are additionally vulnerable because pf the impact of precious experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues.
  • Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare.

 

We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:

  • Valuing them, listening to the respecting them
  • Appointing a Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) for children and young people, a deputy and a lead committee member for safeguarding
  • Adopting child protection and safeguarding practices through procedures and a code of conduct for stand volunteers
  • Developing and implementing an effective e-safety policy and related procedure
  • Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures
  • Recruiting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
  • Recording and storing information professionally and securely, and sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children, their families, staff and volunteers via leaflets, posters, one to one discussions
  • Using our safeguarding procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parent, families and carers appropriately.
  • Using our procedures to manage any allegation against staff and volunteers appropriately
  • Creating and maintain an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that arises
  • Ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place
  • Ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance.

 

 

Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO)

Matthew Shobande

[email protected]

07545 339000

Deputy DSO

Chris Oluwole

[email protected]

07495 588367

Senior Lead for Safeguarding

Karima El Hajoui

[email protected]

07901 862696

CEOP

www.ceop.police.uk

NSPCC Helpline

0808 800 5000

Childline

0800 1111


Safeguarding Policy adapted from the NSPCC guideline.