Claire House see safeguarding as one of our key responsibilities and we recognise that safeguarding is a shared responsibility with the need for effective joint working with other agencies. In order to protect Children, Young People and Adults at risk from harm, and achieve effective joint working there must be constructive relationships at all levels, promoted and supported by:

We keep safeguarding at the heart of our practice, with particular focus on the daily-lived experiences of the child or young person, promoting choice and independence following the six principles of adult safeguarding and a strengths based approach to our work with families recognizing what is going well but acknowledging what is also not working so well.

Safeguarding children at Claire House

Safeguarding adults at Claire House

The expectation is that safeguarding children is ‘everyone’s business’, therefore training needs to be at the appropriate level and flexible to meet the various job roles within the organisation. The Intercollegiate Document (Jan 2019) published by the Royal College of Nursing sets out a competency framework that enable staff to effectively safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and young people. The competences are a combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes and values that are required for safe and effective practice. The competences are separated into 6 levels:

Copies of our policies and procedures are available on request

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