Child Protection Policy

Policy Statement

This policy is based on the following principles:

The welfare of the child is paramount
All children, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin religious beliefs and/or sexual identity have the right to protection from abuse
All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately
All staff (paid/unpaid) have a responsibility to report concerns to the Designated Person with responsibility for child protection

Staff/volunteers are not trained to deal with situations of abuse or to decide if abuse has occurred.

We will aim to safeguard children by:

Adopting child protection guidelines through procedures and a code of conduct for staff and volunteers.
Sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, parents and carers, staff and volunteers.
Sharing information about concerns with agencies who need to know, and involving parents and children appropriately.
Carefully following the procedures for recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers.
Providing effective management for staff and volunteers through support, supervision and training.
·We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice regularly.