Safeguarding Policy

• The child’s welfare is, and must always be, the paramount consideration. All children and young people have a right to be protected from abuse regardless of their age, gender, disability, race, sexual orientation, faith or belief.

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Sally King Agency acknowledges its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of every child and young person who has been entrusted to its care and is committed to working to provide a safe environment for all members.

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A child or young person is anyone under the age of 18 engaged in any activity.

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It is noted and accepted that the Safeguarding Children Policy and Procedures applies to everyone involved with Sally King Agency, whether in a paid or voluntary capacity.

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All suspicions and allegations of abuse will be taken seriously and responded to swiftly and appropriately, working in partnership with other organisations, children and young people and their parents/carers is essential.

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We acknowledge that every child or person who participates in filming or one of our workshops should be able to take part in an enjoyable and safe environment and be protected from poor practice and abuse. Sally King Agency recognises that this is the responsibility of every adult involved.

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Sally King Agency has a role to play in safeguarding the welfare of all children and young people by protecting them from physical, sexual or emotional harm and from neglect or bullying.

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We endorse and adopt Responsible Recruitment guidelines for recruiting tutors, chaperones

and volunteers and we will:

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• Specify what the role is and what tasks it involves

• Request identification documents and proof of holding a chaperone licence.

• As a minimum, we will speak with the applicant(s) as a means of interview before appointing them.

• All staff members who are regularly caring for, supervising, training or being in sole charge of children and young people will be required to provide evidence of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

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If there are concerns regarding the appropriateness of an individual who is already involved or who has approached us to become part of the Sally King Agency Team, guidance will be sought from appropriate governing bodies.

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It is noted and accepted that Sally King Agency will consider the relevance and significance of the information obtained via the Enhanced DBS Disclosure and that all decisions will be made in the best interests of children and young people.

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It is accepted that Sally King Agency aims to prevent people with a history of relevant and significant offending from having contact with children or young people and the opportunity to influence policies or practice with children or young people.

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Sally King Agency has appointed a Welfare Officer in line with Safeguarding requirements. The Welfare Officer is the first point of contact for all members regarding concerns about the welfare of any child or young person. The Welfare Officer will be familiar with the procedures for referring any concerns.

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We acknowledge and endorse the identification of bullying as a category of abuse. Bullying of any kind is not acceptable. If bullying does occur, all participants or parents/carers should know that incidents will be dealt with promptly. Incidents need to be

reported to the Welfare Officer and in cases of serious bullying the appropriate disciplinary procedures will be put into place.

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As an agency rule, no photographs or personal information about a child are shared on our website or social media in the public domain