South Childwall Residents Association makes a positive contribution to a strong and safe community and recognises the right of every individual to stay safe. This document is our public commitment to keeping people safe. It will be backed by procedures that ensure all aspects of our organisation are focused on ensuring this outcome.
This policy seeks to ensure that South Childwall Residents Association undertakes its responsibilities with regard to protection of vulnerable adults and will respond to concerns appropriately. The policy establishes a framework to support our persons of trust and volunteers in their practices and clarifies the organisation’s expectations.
Safeguarding is about embedding practices throughout the organisation to ensure the protection of vulnerable adults wherever possible and responding to circumstances that arise. It seeks to protect any adult that comes into contact with any aspect of the organisation, our people, events, or services.
Abuse can be caused by those inflicting harm or those who fail to act to prevent harm. Abuse is not restricted to any socio-economic group, gender or culture.
It can take a number of forms, including the following:
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Physical abuse
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Domestic violence and Domestic abuse
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Sexual abuse
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Psychological abuse
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Financial or material abuse
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Modern slavery
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Discriminatory abuse
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Organisational abuse
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Neglect and acts of omission
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Self-neglect
Definition of Vulnerable Adults
A vulnerable adult is a person aged 18 years or over who may be unable to take care of themselves or protect themselves from harm or abuse.
This may include a person who:
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Is elderly or frail
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Has a mental illness including dementia
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Has a physical or sensory disability
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Has a learning disability
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Has a severe physical illness
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Is a substance misuser
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Is homeless
Reporting and the Safeguarding Officer
The designated Safeguarding Officer is Janet Brown OBE who is the person to report any concerns or suspicions of abuse or neglect. Janet can be contacted at janalibro@yahoo.com
Should concerns arise and any individual considers that they need to be raised outside of the organisation they should contact Liverpool City Council Adult Social Care on 0151 233 3000.
Should an incident arise where it is immediately clear that it involves criminal issues, it needs to be reported without delay to the police by calling 101 or 999.
Relevant legislation and guidance
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safeguarding-duties-for-charity-trustees
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/safeguarding/
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/_safeguarding_older_people_from_abuse_fcs.pdf
Approved by the committee on September 18th 2024