SAFEGUARDING POLICY

Rogue Encounters Ltd will endeavour to safeguard children and adults at risk by:

• creating a safe and healthy environment within all our services, to protect all parties and reduce the risk of abuse or allegations of abuse from occurring;

• following carefully the procedures laid down for the recruitment and selection of staff and volunteers;

• providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support and training;

• reporting concerns to statutory agencies who need to know and involving parents/guardians, adults at risk, and children appropriately;

• adopting safeguarding guidelines through a code of conduct for staff and volunteers;

• sharing information about child protection, safeguarding adults at risk and good practice with children, adults at risk, parents/guardians, staff and volunteers;

• ensuring general safety procedures are adhered to;

• reviewing and evaluating this Safeguarding Policy at least every two years.
  

Principles

This Policy and supporting procedures are based on the following principles:

• The welfare of children and adults at risk is the primary concern.

• All children and adults at risk irrespective of their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, socio-economic status, religious belief or sexual orientation have the right to protection from abuse and harm.

• It is everyone’s responsibility to report any concerns about abuse in order that prompt action can be taken if required.

• All incidents of alleged poor practice, misconduct and abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately.

• All personal data will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and GDPR 2018 (General Data Protection Regulation.

If you have a concern or would like to raise a complaint, contact hello@rogue-encounters.com for our full Safeguarding Policy and Complaints Policy.