As CEO of your organisation, you must work closely with your trustees to make sure safeguarding is a key priority for governance, no matter who your organisation works with. Together, you must ‘think the unthinkable’ and be aware that serious safeguarding issues can happen anywhere. Developing a safer organisation, where everyone understands their right to be safe and knows how to speak up when problems arise, requires a focused effort at every level.
The information you need is in this guide, which is made up of several sections.
- Creating a safer organisation advises on how to make sure you have everything in place for safeguarding across your organisation.
- Working with your trustees has advice on the trustees’ role and on choosing trustees.
- Working with your designated safeguarding lead focuses on how to build a good working relationship and support your designated safeguarding lead properly.
- Dealing with safeguarding concerns and reporting focuses on responsibilities split between the CEO and the designated safeguarding lead and has links to other guidance on reporting.
- Managing reputational risks helps you prepare for facing serious safeguarding issues in terms of their impact on your organisation.
The pages in these guide are created based on content provided by The Athena Programme.
