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Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy and ProceduresCHILD AND VULNERABLE ADULT PROTECTION POLICY1) Policy Statementa) Stephenson College fully recognises its responsibility for child and vulnerable adultprotection and for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people andvulnerable adults.b) The College aims to create and maintain a safe environment for young people andsimilarly for students who are over eighteen, staff, volunteers, and visitors.2) Coveragea) The policy applies to all governors, staff, agency workers, contractors, visitors andvolunteers working in the college.3) Definitionsa) For the purposes of the Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policyi) a ‘young person’ means any person under the age of 18 (i.e. those who have notyet reached their 18th birthday).ii) a ‘vulnerable adult’ means any person " who is or may be in need of communitycare services by reason of mental or other disability, age or illness; and who is ormay be unable to take care of him or herself, or unable to protect him or herselfagainst significant harm or exploitation because of mental or other disability, ageor illness.”iii) ‘staff’ means all employees, full-time and fractional, and all agency, franchise,contract and volunteer staff working for the College.4) Aims of Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policya) The aims of the policy arei) To promote an environment that is safe, where staff and students treat eachother with mutual respect and develop good relationships built on trust.ii) To raise the awareness of all staff, teaching and non-teaching, of the need tosafeguard young people and vulnerable adults and of their rights andresponsibilities in identifying and reporting possible cases of abuse.iii) To provide a systematic means of supporting young people and vulnerable adultsknown or thought to be at risk of harm.iv) To ensure that relevant information about a young person or vulnerable adult atrisk of harm is disseminated to appropriate staff within the College on a ‘need toknow’ basis.v) To develop a structured college procedure which will be followed by all membersof the College staff in cases of suspected abuse.vi) To support the development of effective working relationships with otheragencies, especially the Police and Children’s Services.vii) To ensure that all staff who have access to young people or vulnerable adultshave been checked for their suitability.viii) To ensure that all relevant policies and procedures within the College are linkedto, and comply with, the Stephenson College Child and Vulnerable AdultProtection Policy and Procedures.Equality Impact Assessed 2 nd December 2010 2
Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy and Proceduresix) To support young people’s and vulnerable adults’ development in ways that willfoster security, confidence and independence.5) Key Safeguarding Principlesa) Stephenson College is committed to follow the key safeguarding principles outlinedby the Local Safeguarding Children Boards and the guidance of the Department forChildren Schools and Families.i) The needs of the young person are paramount and underpin all child protectionwork and resolve any conflict of interestsii) All young people have the right to be safeguarded from harm and exploitationiii) Colleges have a responsibility to provide a safe environment and minimise risksof harm to young people’s welfareiv) Staff have a responsibility to identify young people who are suffering or likely tosuffer significant harm and take appropriate action with the aim of making surethey are kept safe both at home and at collegev) Responsibility for protection of young people must be shared because youngpeople are safeguarded only when all relevant agencies and individuals acceptresponsibility and co-operate with one anothervi) Statements about or allegations of abuse or neglect made by young people mustbe taken seriouslyb) Stephenson College is further committed to applying these safeguarding principles tovulnerable adults6) Responsibility for Child and Vulnerable Adult Protectiona) A nominated governor (see Annex D) will be responsible for the oversight of childand vulnerable adult protection policy and procedures.b) A Designated Senior Person (see Annex D) will take lead responsibility for child andvulnerable adult protection and receive appropriate training and support andadequate resources to carry out this role.c) The college will in addition have a Safeguarding and Protection team who willdeputise for the Designated Senior Person and will also lead on the implementationof this policy in the areas of the college for which they have responsibility. TheSafeguarding and Protection Team are listed in Annex Dd) All staff are expected to contact either the Designated Senior Person, or one of theSafeguarding and Protection Team for advice, when necessary, or to make referrals.7) Staff Appointmentsa) Stephenson College will ensure that all college staff have been checked for theirsuitability before taking up their appointmentb) All applicants will be scrutinised by.i) Verifying identity and any academic or vocational qualifications.ii) Obtaining professional and character references.iii) Checking previous employment history.iv) Checking that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job.v) Holding face to face interviews.vi) Carrying out the mandatory check of List 99 or through the Vetting and BarringSchemeEquality Impact Assessed 2 nd December 2010 3
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