Safeguarding

About these safeguarding pages

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

  • Safeguarding

Steps to a safer organisation

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

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Safeguarding day-to-day

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

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Getting people involved

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

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Choosing staff, volunteers and trustees

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

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Policies and procedures

Find out about the most important documents needed for good safeguarding

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Roles and responsibilities

Making sure people take on the right roles and responsibilities to keep people safe

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Recognise, respond and report

Preparing staff and volunteers so they’re ready to deal with problems when they happen

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Understanding the risks

Identifying the types of harm that people you work with might experience

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Training and support for safeguarding

Find training and local and national support to help your organisation do safeguarding well

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Join our powerful journey: Power & integrity launch

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Safeguarding
  • Governance

Volunteering round-up: January 2022

  • Involving volunteers
  • Funding and income
  • Safeguarding

Five reasons why understanding the law helps build safer organisations

  • Safeguarding
  • Governance

Choosing the right DBS check

Learn how to decide which DBS checks to apply for.

  • Safeguarding

Criminal records

Find out when to ask about criminal history and how to handle employing someone with a criminal record.

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Risk assessing new staff and volunteer roles

Identify the safeguarding risks of a new staff or volunteer role before deciding which DBS check may be appropriate.

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Checks for trustees

Learn more about what kind of DBS check a new trustee might need.

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Help and support

Learn about keeping information safe, how to process ID checks and more.

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Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

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