Safeguarding policy

Leadership Commitment to Safeguarding

As the Leadership of LifeChurch Warrington, we recognise the need to provide a safe and caring environment for children, young people and adults with support needs. We acknowledge that children, young people and vulnerable adults can be the victims of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect.

We value and accept the need to work in partnership regarding safeguarding as laid out in the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 guidance and the Care Act 2014. As a Leadership we have therefore adopted the procedures set out in this safeguarding policy in accordance with statutory guidance. We are committed to building constructive links with statutory and voluntary agencies involved in safeguarding.

The policy is based on the ten ‘Safe and Secure’ safeguarding standards published by the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) and have been prepared in line with the AOG National Leadership Team’s commitment to Safeguarding.

The Leadership undertakes to:

• Endorse and follow all national and local safeguarding legislation and procedures, in addition to the international conventions outlined above.

• Provide on-going safeguarding training for all its workers and no less than every three years will regularly review the operational guidelines attached.

• Ensure that the premises meet the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and all other relevant legislation, and that it is welcoming and inclusive.

• Support the Safeguarding Coordinator(s) in their work and in any action they may need to take in order to protect children and adults with support needs.

• Undertakes an annual review of the policy and its implementation.

• Ensure that a copy of the policy is available upon request for quality assurance purposes.

• File a copy of any amendments subsequently published in the same manner.

• Not to allow the document to be copied by other organisations.