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NORTH DEVON COUNCIL SAFEGUARDING POLICY 2010 employees, confirmation of employment will be dependent on satisfactory checks. The appropriate Council policies below apply: ♦ Recruitment and selection policy ♦ Applications for Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Disclosures and Independent Safeguarding Authority(ISA) Checks Policy ♦ Employment References Policy Similarly for all commissioned, contracted or grant funded services a risk assessment will be undertaken regarding the availability and implementation of appropriate safeguarding policies and procedures and contracts and grants will be awarded when the Council is assured that satisfactory checks have been undertaken where appropriate. This will be part of the contract/grant application process. Employees training Whenever North Devon Council recruits employees it will ensure that they are well informed, trained, supervised and supported so that they are less likely to become involved in actions that may cause harm to children, young people and vulnerable adults or be misunderstood. Training will happen by the following process: Induction All new employees will be made familiar with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and will be made aware of the designated Safeguarding Reporting Officers. Ongoing Training Needs This policy will be placed on the Intranet and all employees will be expected to read it thoroughly and sign the declaration at the back of this document (see Appendix 3). Line managers may identify additional training needs for their employees through the Council’s Appraisal System. The level to which training is needed will be decided between the employee, line manager and Human Resources. Member Training All Members, both new and currently serving terms, will be offered appropriate training on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. Designated Safeguarding Reporting Officer Designated Safeguarding Reporting Officers will receive training from Devon County Council to equip them to deal with the recording and reporting processes. Procedure in Relation to Specific Services/Circumstances Work Experience North Devon Council offers work experience placements across the Council to many young people each year. Although primarily designed to help young people become familiar with the workplace, it is also beneficial to North Devon Council as it provides a direct link to an important part of the District we serve. Employees should ensure that they are aware of the Safe Working Practice Guidelines such as not travel alone with a work experience student unless the school has specifically approved this. 8
NORTH DEVON COUNCIL SAFEGUARDING POLICY 2010 North Devon Council works through Human Resources to provide planned and structured work experience placements. When the Council offers a work experience placement to students, managers have a responsibility for their health, safety and welfare. Under health and safety law, these students will be regarded as employees. Further guidance for managers will be developed to complement this policy. Leisure and cultural services Leisure and cultural services such as independent sports clubs, theatre groups and other organisations where children, young people and vulnerable adults regularly use facilities operated by or on behalf of North Devon Council must have appropriate child protection and vulnerable adult policies in place, commensurate with the level of contact they have. Furthermore, they must ensure that their employees or volunteers who have significant, regular or unsupervised contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults have had a satisfactory CRB/ISA check as a condition of hire. Bed and Breakfast/Emergency/Severe Weather (for Rough Sleepers) Accommodation Children, young people and vulnerable adults are only placed in temporary bed and breakfast /emergency accommodation in an emergency and as a last resort. Housing officers conduct a risk assessment of the people they place in temporary bed and breakfast accommodation to ensure that vulnerable individuals are protected from harm. The Council will only use bed and breakfast/emergency accommodation where owners/employees/volunteers have the appropriate CRB/ISA checks. Use of Contractors North Devon Council will take reasonable care that contractors doing work on behalf of the Council are monitored appropriately. Any contractor or sub-contractor engaged by the Council in areas where workers are likely to come into regular contact with children, young people or vulnerable adults, should have its own equivalent child protection and vulnerable adult policies, or failing this, must comply with the terms of this policy. This requirement will be written into the contract. If this is not met, the contractor will be deemed to be in breach of their contract. Where contact with children, young people and vulnerable adults is a necessary part of the contracted service, it is the responsibility of the manager who is using the services of the contractor to ensure that satisfactory CRB/ISA checks have been completed. All organisations receiving funding from the Council, whether contracted or grant aided should have child protection and adult abuse statements and policies appropriate to the level of contact they have with children, young people and vulnerable adults. (See Appendix) Grant Applicants Safeguarding policies and procedures are required from all grant funded organisations (See Appendix 7) and satisfactory CRB/ISA checks for appropriate employees and volunteers are also required of any organisations working with children, young people and vulnerable adults who seek funding from North Devon Council. This information will be requested at the application stage and applications will not be processed without the relevant documentation. 9
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