The RDF Safeguarding Policy Statement
The purpose of this policy statement is:
- to protect children and young people who receive The Roger Diamond Foundation's (RDF) services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services.
- to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of The Roger Diamond Foundation (RDF), including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and students. We are also aware that there are some adults with particular vulnerabilities who require safeguarding in a similar way. This policy applies to them as well.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
This policy has been drawn up on the basis of legislation, policy and guidance that
seeks to protect children in England. A summary of the key legislation and guidance is available from:
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind,
• we have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young
people, to keep them safe, and to practise in a way that protects them.
We recognise that:
• the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the
• decisions we take,
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and
• other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare,
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or
belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types
of harm or abuse,
• some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous, experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues,
• extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally
vulnerable safe from abuse.
Find out more about:
safeguarding children who come from Black, Asian and minoritrised ethnic communities,
safeguarding d/Deaf and disabled children and young people,
safeguarding LGBTQ+ children and young people,
safeguarding children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
We will seek to keep children and young people
safe by:
• valuing, listening to and respecting them,
• appointing a Designated Safeguarding and child protection lead for children and young people, and a
deputy, who are also lead trustee/board members for safeguarding,
• adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies,
procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers,
• developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related
procedures,
• providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision,
support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and
volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes
confidently and competently, recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made,
• recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance (more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations),
• sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and
their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions,
• making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go
for help if they have a concern,
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and
relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children,
young people, parents, families and carers appropriately,
• using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers
appropriately,
• creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we
have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that
does arise,
• ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in
place,
• ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young
people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in
accordance with the law and regulatory guidance,
• building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young
people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable
about sharing concerns.
CONTACT DETAILS
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Name: Roger Diamond
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07383 181 101
NSPCC Helpline
0808 800 5000
We are committed to reviewing our policy and good practice annually.
This policy was last reviewed on: 27th May 2024.
Date: 27th May 2024
