“Safeguarding means preventing and protecting children and adults at risk from abuse or neglect and educating those around them to recognise the signs and dangers” (Wales Safeguarding Procedures). Helping Kids Shine Limited (the Company) is dedicated to ensuring that individuals in the community are safe and protected, effectively discharging its statutory duties under both Welsh and English law.
Helping Kids Shine believes that it is always unacceptable for a child or young person to experience abuse of any kind and recognises its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children and young people, through a commitment to practice which protects them.
We recognise that:
- the welfare of the child/young person is paramount
- all children, regardless of age, ability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation, or identity, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse
- working in partnership with children, young people, and parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare
We will seek to safeguard children and young people by:
- valuing them, listening to and respecting them;
- adopting child protection guidelines through our procedures and a code of conduct for staff and volunteers;
- sharing information about child protection and good practice with children, parents, staff and volunteers;
- sharing information about concerns with agencies who need to know, and involving parents and children appropriately;
- providing effective management to staff and volunteers through supervision, support and training;
- ensure appropriate action is taken in the event of incidents/concerns of abuse and support provided to the individual/s who raise or disclose the concern;
- ensure that confidential, detailed and accurate records of all safeguarding concerns are maintained and securely stored;
- prevent the employment/deployment of unsuitable individuals;
- ensure robust safeguarding arrangements and procedures are in operation.
Monitoring and review
Our policy will be reviewed every year or in response to changes in legislation and/or government guidance or significant internal changes.
A copy of our safeguarding policy is available on request.