The purpose and scope of this policy statement
The purpose of this policy statement is:
• To protect children and young people who receive HOPE’s services and support from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services
• To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection. This policy statement applies to anyone working on behalf of HOPE, including the chief executive officer and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.
This policy statement should be read in conjunction with HOPE’s full Safeguarding Children's’ Policy and Procedures Document.
Legal Framework
This policy has been written based on legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in England. A summary of the key legislation and guidance is available from nspcc.org.uk/child protection.
Supporting documents
This policy statement should be read alongside our organisational policies, procedures, guidance, and other related documents:
• Role description for the designated safeguarding officer
• dealing with disclosures and concerns about a child or young person
• Managing allegations against staff and volunteers
• Recording concerns and information sharing
• Child protection records retention and storage
• Code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• Behaviour codes for children and young people
• Photography and sharing images guidance
• Safer recruitment
• Online safety
• Anti-bullying
• Managing complaints
• Whistleblowing
• Health and safety
• Induction, training, supervision, and support
• Adult to child supervision ratios
We believe that:
•Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
We recognise that:
• The welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take
• Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and
• Other agencies are essential in promoting young people’s welfare
• All children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse
• Some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of, previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
• Extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from abuse
Find out more about:
• Safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities
• Safeguarding deaf and disabled children and young people
• Safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people
• Safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• Valuing, listening to and respecting them
• Appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy, and a lead trustee/board member for safeguarding
• Adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures, and code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• Developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures
• Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training, and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures, and behaviour codes confidently and competently
• Recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
• Recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office:ico.org.uk/for organisations]
• Sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions
• Making sure that children, youngnd their families know where to go for help if they have a concern
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parents, families, and carers appropriately
• Using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately
• Creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise
• 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
• Building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, youngnd their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.
For more detailed information relating to safeguarding of children, refer to HOPE’s full policy
Related policies:
Induction
Children’s Safeguarding Policy/Procedures
Whistleblowing
Training
Confidentiality
Data Protection
Health & Safety
Staff and Volunteer Clearance
Disciplinary
Contact details Nominated child protection lead
Name: Georgie Spedding (Chief Executive Officer)
Phone: 0113 249 3597 – 07592 151005
Email: info@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
Deputy child protection lead(s)
Name(s): Adrienne Grant (Community Engagement Officer)
Phone: 0113 2493597 – 07598 478591
Email: adrienne.grant@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
Trustee/Senior lead for safeguarding and child protection
Name: Janette Nixon (Trustee/Chair)
Phone: 0113 2326917
Email: info@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
This policy was implemented by Georgie Spedding - Chief Executive Officer
Dare Implemented -January 2024 (new policy) V1
Review Date -January 2025
Date: 02/01/2024
Signed:
The purpose of this policy statement is:
• To protect children and young people who receive HOPE’s services and support from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services
• To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection. This policy statement applies to anyone working on behalf of HOPE, including the chief executive officer and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students.
This policy statement should be read in conjunction with HOPE’s full Safeguarding Children's’ Policy and Procedures Document.
Legal Framework
This policy has been written based on legislation, policy and guidance that seeks to protect children in England. A summary of the key legislation and guidance is available from nspcc.org.uk/child protection.
Supporting documents
This policy statement should be read alongside our organisational policies, procedures, guidance, and other related documents:
• Role description for the designated safeguarding officer
• dealing with disclosures and concerns about a child or young person
• Managing allegations against staff and volunteers
• Recording concerns and information sharing
• Child protection records retention and storage
• Code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• Behaviour codes for children and young people
• Photography and sharing images guidance
• Safer recruitment
• Online safety
• Anti-bullying
• Managing complaints
• Whistleblowing
• Health and safety
• Induction, training, supervision, and support
• Adult to child supervision ratios
We believe that:
•Children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
We recognise that:
• The welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take
• Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and
• Other agencies are essential in promoting young people’s welfare
• All children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse
• Some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of, previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
• Extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from abuse
Find out more about:
• Safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic communities
• Safeguarding deaf and disabled children and young people
• Safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people
• Safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• Valuing, listening to and respecting them
• Appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy, and a lead trustee/board member for safeguarding
• Adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures, and code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• Developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures
• Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training, and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures, and behaviour codes confidently and competently
• Recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
• Recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office:ico.org.uk/for organisations]
• Sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions
• Making sure that children, youngnd their families know where to go for help if they have a concern
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parents, families, and carers appropriately
• Using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately
• Creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise
• 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
• Building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, youngnd their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.
For more detailed information relating to safeguarding of children, refer to HOPE’s full policy
Related policies:
Induction
Children’s Safeguarding Policy/Procedures
Whistleblowing
Training
Confidentiality
Data Protection
Health & Safety
Staff and Volunteer Clearance
Disciplinary
Contact details Nominated child protection lead
Name: Georgie Spedding (Chief Executive Officer)
Phone: 0113 249 3597 – 07592 151005
Email: info@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
Deputy child protection lead(s)
Name(s): Adrienne Grant (Community Engagement Officer)
Phone: 0113 2493597 – 07598 478591
Email: adrienne.grant@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
Trustee/Senior lead for safeguarding and child protection
Name: Janette Nixon (Trustee/Chair)
Phone: 0113 2326917
Email: info@hopeprojectleeds.org.uk
This policy was implemented by Georgie Spedding - Chief Executive Officer
Dare Implemented -January 2024 (new policy) V1
Review Date -January 2025
Date: 02/01/2024
Signed:
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