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Understanding the risks
Get started in safeguarding by looking at who you work with and the types of harm and abuse they might experience.
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Recognise, respond and report
A safer organisation prepares its staff and volunteers so they’re ready to deal with problems when they happen.
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Roles and responsibilities
Everyone needs to play their part in keeping people safe. You must make sure people take on the right roles and responsibilities.
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Policies and procedures
Find out about the most important documents needed for good safeguarding.
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Choosing staff, volunteers and trustees
Understand when to take checks and other recruitment steps that help keep people safe.
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Getting people involved
Safeguarding works best when everyone is involved. Find out how to make that happen.
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Safeguarding day-to-day
A policy is not enough. Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing.
Steps to a safer organisation
Understand the steps to doing safeguarding well. Includes policies and procedures, roles and responsibilities, reporting and more.
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