Safeguarding

Hope Nottingham aims to ensure everyone giving or receiving support can do so safely. We will protect those in our care, particularly children and vulnerable adults, promote their wellbeing and take every concern seriously.

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Our public services include children, young people and vulnerable adults, and we may become aware of current or historic abuse or neglect. These procedures, based on legislation and statutory guidance, enable staff and volunteers to respond appropriately and work constructively with safeguarding agencies.

 

Hope Nottingham (this includes any person engaged by Hope Nottingham) will therefore carry out all activities in line with the following principles working to:

• Respond promptly and appropriately to all suspicions or allegations of abuse;

• Help prevent any physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect of children;

• Report any such abuse we discover or suspect;

• Help prevent any physical, sexual, psychological, financial, or discriminatory abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults and will report any such abuse we discover or suspect;

• Recognise the personal dignity and rights of vulnerable adults and will ensure all our activity and conduct reflects this;

• Treat all guests with respect, listen to them and protect them from all forms of abuse.  We value them and want them to tell us if they are suffering harm;

• Support parents & families and nurture, protect and safeguard children; 

• Make every aspect of Hope Nottingham’s services available to all adults unless they pose an unmanageable risk to the safety of others, and we aim to manage access wherever possible.

 

 

The Trustees and Leadership Team will:

• Exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of all those who will work with children and vulnerable adults;

• Endorse and comply with the requirements of all UK legislation and follow good practice guidance in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults;

• Develop and adhere to agreed procedures for safeguarding, keep up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding, and follow relevant guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults;

• Appoint Safeguarding Co-ordinators and support them in their work, and in any action they may need to take to protect children & vulnerable adults;

• Appropriately support, resource, train, & monitor to all those who undertake our work ensuring they know how to raise safeguarding concerns and are confident in doing so;

• Ensure operational procedures for each service / activity safeguard staff and volunteers from allegations of abuse;

• Offer appropriate support to anyone connected with Hope Nottingham who is affected by abuse;

• Recognise Children’s Social Care Teams lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about a child, and Adult Social Care Teams lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about a vulnerable adult, and cooperate fully with their work;

• Contact the Police as a matter of urgency where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed, and cooperate fully with the authorities;

• Regularly review the operational guidelines related to Safeguarding;

• Share this Policy and associated procedures on our website and with other organisations that we are working with;

• Take prompt and decisive action to address allegations and or concerns about abuse, which will always include contacting Thirtyone:eight for professional advice 

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A complete copy of our annually reviewed Safeguarding Policy and Procedures is available here