Safeguarding
Life Community Church attaches great importance to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Our Trustees have therefore approved the following policy statement:
The Trust acknowledges its responsibility to provide a safe environment for the children and vulnerable adults in its care. It also acknowledges that they can be the victims of abuse and neglect. Therefore it undertakes to:
- Treat children and vulnerable adults with respect.
- Ensure that workers are appropriately recruited, trained and supervised.
- Implement systems to address concerns about possible abuse.
- Follow national and local safeguarding legislation and procedures.
This statement is backed up by a comprehensive set of procedures. Those working with children or vulnerable adults have to undergo criminal records checks and receive appropriate training.
Key members of our Safeguarding Team include:
Nicky Everett, Safeguarding Co-ordinator
Email: [email protected]
Simon Ford, Safeguarding Oversight
Email: [email protected]
Nic Maxwell, Trustee Lead for Safeguarding
Email: [email protected]
We are members of the safeguarding organisation ThirtyOne:Eight
Anyone is welcome to contact them for advice-
thirtyoneeight.org/
Click below to view our Safeguarding Policy
| lcc_safeguarding_policy_july_2024.pdf |
LCC Safeguarding Summary...
Good Working Practice:
Responding to a child or adult:
Good Working Practice:
- Treat everyone with dignity and respect
- Be available but don’t intrude on personal space and privacy
- Develop awareness of individual needs, likes and dislikes
- Avoid questionable activity e.g. inappropriate touch or language
- Challenge unacceptable behaviour
- Refer to someone from the safeguarding team
- Follow official guidelines and report suspicions/allegations of abuse
Responding to a child or adult:
- Listen – and keep on listening
- Don’t question or do your own investigations
- Don’t Comment on what you are told
- Never promise confidentiality
- Explain what you are going to do and don’t delay in taking action
- Contact a member of the Safeguarding team
- Write down the content of your conversation (i.e. he/she said, I replied…etc. dates and times). Sign, date and keep safely
