Bell Farm Christian Centre

Bell Farm Christian Centre

 

Protection of Vulnerable Adults Policy Statement

 

 Bell Farm Christian Centre is committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and ensuring their well-being.

 We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.

 We recognise the personal dignity and rights of vulnerable adults and will ensure all our policies and procedures will reflect this.

 We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with vulnerable adults.

 

We are committed to:

 Following statutory and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding adults and will ensure that as a place of worship all those working with vulnerable adults will work within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding adults protection policy.

 The Safeguarding Adults National Framework of good practice and outcomes in adult protection work

 Implementing the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005 and all other relevant legislation

 Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work

 Ensuring that we are keeping up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding adults

 Ensuring that each person who works with vulnerable adults agrees to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by this place of worship.

 

We recognise:

 Adult Social Care has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse.

 Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.

 Where an allegation or suspicion of abuse involves someone in residential care concerns should be reported to the Commission for Social Care Inspection.

 

Concerns:

If you have any concerns for a vulnerable adult then speak to one of the following:

Tony Pilkington Safeguarding Adults Co-Ordinator

Diane Faichney Assistant Safeguarding Adults Co-Ordinator