Safeguarding Policies

The Church Leadership Team recognise the importance of its ministry /work with adults at risk of harm and its responsibility to protect everyone entrusted to our care.

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The following statement was agreed by the Church Leadership Team

New Life Shetland is committed to protecting adults at risk of harm and ensuring their well-being. Specifically:

• All people have the right to be treated with respect, to be listened to and to be protected from all forms of abuse.

• We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of potential adults at risk and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.

• We recognise the personal dignity and rights of potential adults at risk of harm and will ensure all our policies and procedures reflect this.

• We believe all adults should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of New life Shetland unless they pose a risk to the safety of those we serve.

• We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of all those who will work with adults at risk of harm.

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We are committed to:

• Following the requirements of Scottish legislation in relation to protecting adults at risk of harm and good practice recommendations.

• Implementing the requirements of legislation in regard to people with disabilities.

• Ensuring that workers adhere to the agreed procedures of our protection policy.

• Keeping up to date with national and local developments relating to protection. 

• Following any denominational or organisational guidelines in relation to protection adults at risk of harm.

• Supporting the protection co-ordinator(s) in their work and in any action they may need to take in order to protect adults at risk of harm.

• Ensuring that everyone agrees to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by New Life Shetland.

• Supporting, resourcing, training, monitoring and providing supervision to all those who undertake this work.

• Supporting all in New Life Shetland affected by abuse.

• Adopting and following the ‘Safe and Secure’ safeguarding standards developed by CCPAS.

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We recognise:

• Shetland Islands Council Social Work has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about an adult at risk of harm.

• Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.

• Where working outside of the UK (in international mission activity), protection practice maintains its importance and allegations or concerns will be reported in line with the procedures detailed in this document.

• Protecting adults at risk of harm is everyone’s responsibility.

 

The statements and commitments outlined will be implemented throughout New Life Shetland activities as soon as possible and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

 

If you have any concerns for an adult at risk of harm then speak to one of the following who have been approved as protection co-ordinators for New Life Shetland:

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Tim Morris

Adult Safeguarding Coordinator

 

Lynn McCormack

Deputy Adult Safeguarding Coordinator