Safeguarding

AMERDALE HALL SAFEGUARDING POLICY

We have a duty of care and are committed to the protection and safety of everyone who enters our premises including children, young people and adults at risk involved as visitors and/or as participants in all activities and events. We also have a duty to safeguard and support our trustees, volunteers, and staff.

Amerdale Hall has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse. Amerdale Hall is committed to promoting wellbeing, harm prevention and to responding effectively if concerns are raised. The Board of Trustees and its sub committees are committed to the following principles:

• The welfare of the child, young person or adult at risk is paramount.
• All children, young people and adults at risk have the right to protection from abuse.
• Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility: for services to be effective each professional and organisation should play their full part; and
• All suspicions and allegations of abuse must be properly reported to the relevant internal and external authorities and dealt with swiftly and appropriately.

The Safeguard Leads for Amerdale Hall are:

Janelle Plummer: 07876 684224
Brenda McKenzie: 07867 410050

All suspicions or allegations of abuse against a child or adult at risk will be taken seriously and dealt with speedily and appropriately.

Please see the full policy here.