The purpose of this policy is to protect people, at risk adults and beneficiaries of assistance from any harm that may be caused due to their encountering Titan Development Centre. This includes harm arising from:
- The conduct of staff or personnel associated with TDC;
- The design and implementation of TDC programmes and activities.
The policy lays out the commitments made by TDC and informs staff and associated personnel of their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding.
This policy does not cover:
- Sexual harassment in the workplace which is covered under TDC’s Anti Bullying and Harassment Policy;
- Safeguarding concerns in the wider community not perpetrated by TDC or associated personnel.
In the United Kingdom, safeguarding means protecting peoples’ health, wellbeing and human rights and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect.
In our sector, we understand it to mean protecting people, including children and at-risk adults, from harm that arises from coming into contact with our staff or programmes.
Policy Statement
TDC believes that everyone we come into contact with, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation or ethnic origin has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation. TDC will not tolerate abuse and exploitation by staff or associated personnel.
This policy will address the following areas of safeguarding as appropriate: child safeguarding; adult safeguarding; protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. These key areas of safeguarding may have different policies and procedures associated with them.
TDC commits to addressing safeguarding throughout its work through the three pillars of prevention, reporting and response.
Prevention
Titan Development Centre will:
- Ensure that all staff have access to, are familiar with and know their responsibilities within this policy;
- Design and undertake all it’s programmes and activities in a way that protects people from any risk of harm that may arise from their coming into contact with TDC. This includes the way in which information about individuals on our programmes is gathered and communicated;
- Implement stringent safeguarding procedures when recruiting, managing and deploying staff and associated personnel;
- Ensure staff receive training on safeguarding at a level commensurate with their role in the organisation;
- Follow up on reports of safeguarding concerns promptly and according to due process.
Child Safeguarding Responsibilities
TDC staff and associated personnel must not:
- Engage in sexual activity with anyone under the age of 18;
- Sexually abuse or exploit children;
- Subject a child to physical, emotional or psychological abuse or neglect;
- Engage in any commercially exploitative activities with children including child labour or trafficking.
Adult Safeguarding Responsibilities
TDC staff and associated personnel must not:
- Sexually abuse or exploit at risk adults;
- Subject an at risk adult to physical, emotional or psychological abuse or neglect.
Protection from sexual exploitation and abuse
TDC staff and associated personnel must not:
- Exchange money, employment, goods or services for sexual activity;