- Protect children, young people and vulnerable adults who receive support or access events run by or supported by The City of Leeds Pipe Band. <\/li>
- Provide members and non-members with information on safeguarding in line with current legislation. <\/li>
- Set out The City of Leeds Pipe Band\u2019s responsibilities towards the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
LEGAL FRAMEWORK:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This policy has been drawn up using laws and guidance from the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laws and guidance relating to children: The Children Act 1989 \/ The Children Act 2004, The Children and Families Act 2014, United Convention of the Rights of the Child 1991, Data Protection Act 2018, Equality Act 2010 Sexual Offences Act 2003, Protection of Freedom Act 2012, Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Laws and guidance relating to vulnerable adults: Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, Care Act 2014, Human Rights Act 1998, Equality Act 2010, Mental Capacity Act 2005, No Secrets January 2015, Safeguarding Adults; A national framework of standards for good practice and outcomes in adult protection work 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DEFINITIONS: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
A \u2018Child or\nyoung person\u2019 for the purpose of this\nstatement refers to a person under the age of 18 years. This statement applies\nto all children and young people regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability,\nsexual orientation or religion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A \u2018Vulnerable Adult\u2019 is defined as someone over the age of 18 years who receives a health, personal (includes personal care such as washing and dressing, toileting, feeding, financial matters) or social care service from a professional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
*Please note that in the case of someone who is 18 years or older, we do not have the right to report disclosures without their express permission unless that person is recognised as a vulnerable adult over 18 or there is a risk to someone under 18 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOOD PRACTICE:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The City of\nLeeds Pipe Band has a \u2018duty of care\u2019 towards the people we work with to protect\nfrom harm. As part of its screening process,\nwe ensure that Enhanced DBS Disclosures are\nobtained for members where appropriate. Where\nthere has been a delay in receipt of a cleared disclosure The City of Leeds\nPipe Band, where satisfied that the member is safe to practice and suitable\nreferences have been followed up, will allow the member to have contact with\nchildren, young people and vulnerable adults under supervision and on the\nproviso that they are not left alone with a child, young person or vulnerable\nadult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of\nLeeds Pipe Band has a duty to report any member\nto the Independent Safeguarding Authority who has been removed from duty for allegedly causing harm or posing a risk\nof harm to a child or vulnerable\nadult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE MEASURES THE BANDS\u2019 PUTS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT AND SAFEGUARD INDIVIDUALS: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
- All members will have knowledge of child protection and safeguarding vulnerable adults and know what our policy and procedures are. <\/li>
- Listen to, value, encourage and support those we work with. <\/li>
- Ensure that all members are aware of our safeguarding procedures towards children, young people and vulnerable adults. <\/li>
- Provide effective training and supervision for members and adopt safeguarding leads. <\/li>
- Adopt a code of conduct for members. <\/li>
- Include continuous risk assessment within our work with individual children, young people, vulnerable adults and their families. <\/li>
- Recruit safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made including an enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. <\/li>
- Work collaboratively with local authorities and professional bodies to ensure best practice in the interest of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. <\/li>
- Where travel for an event is required, individual children, young people, vulnerable adults will arrange for travel with a responsible adult. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
SAFEGUARDING LEADS: <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Name of Safeguarding Lead: William MacDonald<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Name of Deputy Safeguarding lead: Robert Procter<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telephone number: 07967 274552<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emergency Contact No: 07539 203897 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telephone number of Children\u2019s Social Work Service (including out of\nhours number):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During Office hours (Monday to Friday, 8am\nto 6pm) – 0113 376 0336 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Social Care – Emergency Duty Team (out of hours) <\/strong>– 0113 376 0469 <\/strong>and provide them with as much information as possible. You can also email on childrensedt@leeds.gov.uk<\/strong>To be appointed by committee members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
RECOGNISING THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ABUSE:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Abuse may consist of a single act or repeated acts. It may be physical, verbal or psychological. It endangers and impairs someone\u2019s physical and emotional health and development. It may be an act of neglect or an omission to act, or it may occur in the instance of a vulnerable person who is persuaded to enter into a financial or sexual transaction to which he or she has not consented, or cannot consent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
UNDERSTANDING AND RECOGNISING ABUSE:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Abuse may include but is not exclusive to the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Physical abuse <\/li>
- Neglect \/ Self-neglect <\/li>
- Verbal abuse <\/li>
- Psychological \/ Emotional abuse <\/li>
- Sexual abuse (including sexual exploitation and female genital mutilation) <\/li>
- Extremism and Radicalisation <\/li>
- Domestic abuse <\/li>
- Modern Day Slavery <\/li>
- Mate crime and Hate crime <\/li>
- Financial abuse <\/li>
- Discriminatory abuse <\/li>
- Organisational abuse <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
BECOMING AWARE OF A SAFEGUARDING ISSUE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
*Please refer to the flowchart detailing how to report, record and respond to an allegation of abuse or suspected abuse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flowchart gives\nadvice on how to respond to an allegation of abuse. It is important to be aware that the person first\nencountering a case of abuse or suspected\nabuse is not responsible for deciding whether or not abuse has taken place. This\nis the task for the professional child\nprotection and safeguarding teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Confidentiality\nThe legal principle that the \u201cwelfare of the child, young person or vulnerable\nadult is paramount\u201d means that considerations of confidentiality which might\napply to other situations in the organisation should not override the right of\nthe individual to be protected from\nharm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any concern for\nthe welfare of a child, young person or vulnerable adult must be reported\nimmediately to one of the Safeguarding Leads and further action taken as\nrequired. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The City of Leeds Pipe Band will make sure that all records will be limited to those who require access or have a specific interest in the issue. Records will be stored securely and destroyed within a reasonable time frame unless there is a need to keep them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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