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Find out what safeguarding means for your organisation

Safeguarding

What the Charity Commission expects you to do, and the main areas of activity to focus on

Safeguarding

Find out more about your legal and regulatory responsibilities in safeguarding

Safeguarding

Get advice on the safeguarding challenges of working outside the UK

Safeguarding

If you’re worried about someone right now, follow these steps to help

Safeguarding

Find out more about the project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund and the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport

Safeguarding

Important aspects of safeguarding, including policies and procedures, roles and responsibilities, reporting and more

Safeguarding

Understand how to make safeguarding part of your everyday activities and review what you are doing

Safeguarding

Safeguarding works best when everyone is involved. Find out how to make that happen

Safeguarding

When to take checks and other recruitment steps that help keep people safe

Safeguarding

The Employment Rights Bill introduces the biggest changes to UK employment law in decades. Find out when these changes will happen and what you should be doing to get ready.

Membership body announces changes to its executive team following the arrival of new CEO, Kate Lee.

Limited measures announced, but not enough to ease financial strain on charities.

Funding and income
Government and politics

A quick introduction to employment law on equity, diversity and inclusion

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on leave and time off

Employing and managing staff

A quick introduction to employment law on pay and pensions

Employing and managing staff

Guidance on what to include in employment contracts and written statements

Employing and managing staff

Check your organisation has the right policies and procedures in place to employ and manage staff

Employing and managing staff

How to set a salary structure and reward staff with fair and competitive pay

Employing and managing staff

A sample adoption leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample compassionate and parental bereavement leave policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample dignity at work policy, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

A sample disciplinary procedure, designed for small charities and voluntary organisations

This course will give trustees an overview and understanding of charity governance, regulation and best practice

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

This course will equip managers in the voluntary sector with the skills and techniques they need to effectively manage paid members of staff

This introductory course explains the key trustee responsibilities for safeguarding, following guidance from the Charity Commission

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

Join us for a discussion on the future of partnership working between local government and civil society.

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What is safeguarding?

Six steps to successful safeguarding

Law, rules and duties

Working overseas

What to do if you have immediate concerns

About these safeguarding pages

Steps to a safer organisation

Safeguarding day-to-day

Getting people involved

Choosing staff, volunteers and trustees

Employment Rights Bill: what charities need to know

Updates to NCVO’s executive team

What the Autumn 2025 Budget means for your charity

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Leave and time off work

Pay and pensions

Employment contracts and written statements

Developing policies and procedures

Setting salaries

Adoption leave

Compassionate and parental bereavement leave

Dignity at work

Disciplinary

Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

APPG on Charities and Volunteering: local partnership working

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Charity trustee induction and refresher (2 x 0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Managing people in the charity sector (2 days)

Safeguarding essentials for trustees (0.5 day)

Charity finance skills (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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