We will seek to keep children and vulnerable persons safe by:
To protect children and vulnerable persons who receive our services. This includes the children of adults who use our services.
To provide staff and volunteers with the overarching principles that guide our approach to the protection of minors and vulnerable persons.
“Child” means: any person under the age of eighteen, or who is considered by law to be the equivalent of a minor;
“vulnerable person” means: any person in a state of infirmity, physical or mental deficiency, or deprivation of personal liberty which, in fact, even occasionally, limits their ability to understand or to want or otherwise resist the offence.
All children and vulnerable person, regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, sexual orientation or identity, have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
The welfare of the child and vulnerable person is paramount.
Working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, caregivers, and other agencies are committed to promoting young people's welfare.
