+ - Safeguarding -
-- Safeguarding -
- -- Our commitment -
-- Highland Group RDA is fully committed to - safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, - young people, and vulnerable adults who take part in - our activities. -
-- Everyone involved with the group has a - responsibility to help create a safe, supportive, - and respectful environment. -
-- Safeguarding is always a priority and underpins - everything we do. -
- -- What safeguarding means to us -
-- Safeguarding means: -
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- - Protecting people from harm, abuse, or neglect - -
- - Ensuring participants feel safe, listened to, - and respected - -
- - Acting promptly and appropriately if concerns - arise - -
- - Creating an environment where concerns can be - raised without fear - -
- This applies to all participants, whether children - or adults, and to everyone involved in the group. -
- -- Who this applies to -
-- Our safeguarding approach applies to: -
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- Participants -
- Parents and carers -
- Volunteers -
- Coaches and instructors -
- Trustees and committee members -
- - Anyone working with or on behalf of Highland - Group RDA - -
- How we keep people safe -
-- Behind the scenes, we take safeguarding seriously - by: -
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- - Following RDA UK safeguarding policies and - guidance - -
- - Ensuring appropriate checks (including DBS/PVG - where required) - -
- - Providing safeguarding awareness and guidance to - volunteers and staff - -
- - Maintaining clear boundaries and codes of - conduct - -
- - Ensuring activities are supervised and - risk-assessed - -
- - Handling personal and sensitive information - confidentially - -
- From a participant’s point of view, this means - activities are delivered in a calm, structured, and - supportive way. -
- -- Recognising concerns -
-- A safeguarding concern may include: -
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- - A disclosure from a child, young person, or - adult at risk - -
- A change in behaviour that causes concern -
- Something observed or overheard -
- - A situation where someone feels unsafe or - uncomfortable - -
- All concerns are taken seriously. -
- -- Reporting a safeguarding concern -
-- If you have a safeguarding concern about someone - involved with Highland Group RDA: -
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- Report it as soon as possible -
- - Speak to a coach, trustee, or safeguarding lead - -
- - You can also contact us confidentially by email - -
- Email: info@highlandgrouprda.org.uk -
-- If someone is in immediate danger, contact the - emergency services straight away. -
- -- What happens next -
-- When a concern is raised: -
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- - It will be listened to carefully and - respectfully - -
- - Information will be shared only on a - need-to-know basis - -
- - Appropriate action will be taken in line with - RDA UK guidance - -
- - The safety and wellbeing of the individual will - always come first - -
- Safeguarding concerns are never ignored or - dismissed. -
- -- Photography and media -
-- Photographs or videos are only taken with - appropriate consent and are used responsibly. -
-- Images are never shared in a way that could place - someone at risk. -
- -- Policy and review -
-- Our safeguarding arrangements are reviewed regularly - to ensure they remain effective and appropriate. -
-- This page reflects our ongoing commitment to - providing a safe environment for everyone involved - in Highland Group RDA. -
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