Morecambe Bay Partnership commits to addressing safeguarding throughout its work, through the three pillars of prevention, reporting and response.
Morecambe Bay Partnership works with children, adults, and families through a range of activities.
The Charity also provides opportunities for children and adults to engage and participate in programmes alongside partner organisations.
To manage the safeguarding and protection risk associated with these programmes of work, Morecambe Bay Partnership staff, volunteers and trustees will:
- adhere to the Code of Conduct (see Policy for details)
- complete the required safeguarding awareness training, as outlined in this policy
- never work with children or vulnerable adults alone – children and adults identified as vulnerable must always be supervised by a responsible adult and staff/volunteers/trustees will deliver work alongside another member of the team, where it is reasonably practical to do so.
Morecambe Bay Partnership’s Safeguarding policies are based upon these principles –
- The welfare of a child or young person and adults at risk will always be paramount
- The welfare of families will be promoted
- The rights, wishes and feelings of children, young people and their families and adults at risk will be respected and listened to
- Keeping children and adults at risk safe from harm requires people who work with them to share information as appropriate – (see GDPR Act 2018 for guidance)
Our code of conduct requires staff and volunteers to:
- Promote the safety and welfare of Children and Adults at Risk at all times.
- Report all concerns and disclosures (including any historic unreported concern or disclosure)
- Follow MBP’s Social Media Policy and only post information on MBP’s website, social media pages or partner sites which is appropriate and directly related to MBP’s work.