📅 Date of Next Meeting
Tuesday 3rd May 10:00 - 11:00am
👪 Working Group Members
Liz Hibberd Ros Holland Pat Okekearu
ℹ️ About
The Safeguarding Working Group will work collaboratively, sharing knowledge and resources to strengthen safeguarding practice across the Step Change Consortium.
🎯 Aims of the group
The Group aims to establish a shared understanding of safeguarding and develop approaches that holistically safeguard asylum seekers and refugees and respond to the specific contexts and landscape that we are working in.
📝 Meeting notes
🧭Terms of Reference
📚 Useful Resources and Contacts
- https://www.scie.org.uk/safeguarding/adults (Lots of resources and offer training)
- https://knowhow.ncvo.org.uk/safeguarding/what-is-safeguarding (NCVO has a safeguarding suite of info on requirements and how to implement for different organisations)
- https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection/writing-a-safeguarding-policy-statement (Lots of child-specific information at the NSPCC website)
- https://www.anncrafttrust.org/resources/safeguarding-adults-policy-procedures-templates/ (Adult specific)
- https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/training/safeguarding-charity-trustees (Great safeguarding governance training for trustees- can be done online. Some funders ask about safeguarding training for trustees and this is a good way to meet that requirement)
- The contact who has been really helpful at DBS is Cathy Taylor Catherine.Taylor1@dbs.gov.uk Cathy Taylor | Stakeholder Engagement Adviser Partnerships Team | Strategy and Performance Directorate Disclosure and Barring Service Tel: 0300 105 3429
🤲 Refugee Action Documents for Sharing
- Safeguarding Strategy
- Safeguarding Policy Statement
- Safeguarding Adults at Risk Policy
- Safeguarding Children Policy
- Safeguarding Training (Slides)
- Safeguarding Training Minimum Standards (Flowchart)
- Managing Safeguarding Concerns (1 page guide)
- Digital Safeguarding Policy (DRAFT)
- DBS Checking Process Policy & Guidance
🔔 Report a Safeguarding Concern to Refugee Action 🔔
To use when you have a serious safeguarding concern or serious incident that you need to report to Refugee Action. Open and save a copy or download a Word version.
