Safeguarding
At our company, we prioritise safeguarding in all aspects of our operations, especially when it comes to our neurodiverse community. We have robust policies and procedures in place to safeguard adults, children, staff, and volunteers. This includes providing comprehensive training on recognizing and responding to signs of abuse or neglect, conducting thorough background checks for all employees and volunteers, and fostering a culture of open communication and support. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment for everyone in our community, and we continuously strive to improve our safeguarding practices to ensure the well-being of all individuals involved.
Safeguarding Statement
NeuroDiverse Community
We believe that everybody has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people and at-risk adults and to keep them safe and work in ways that protect them from harm. We will give equal priority to keeping all children, young people and at-risk adults safe regardless of their age, disability, gender (or gender reassignment), race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We also recognise that some children, young people or at-risk adults are especially vulnerable due to the communication barriers caused by ethnic minority or disability.
We will seek to keep children, young people and at-risk adults safe by:
Listening to and respecting them.
Appointing a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a member of the trustee board who takes lead responsibility for safeguarding at the highest level in the organisation.
Writing detailed policies and procedures which will be embedded in the culture of the organisation and which all staff will be regularly trained to understand and follow.
Ensuring children, young people, at-risk adults and their families know about the organisations safeguarding policies and what to do if they have a concern.
Building a safeguarding culture where all staff, volunteers and service users know how they are expected to behave and feel comfortable sharing their concerns.
We recognise that:
the welfare of vulnerable adults and 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 the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people.
all children and vulnerable adults, 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.
The above strategy is underpinned by the following more detailed policies and procedures which are reviewed and updated regularly in line with current legislation:
• Safeguarding Children Policy