Safeguarding
Every organisation that delivers charitable activities has a duty to take reasonable steps to safeguard and protect from harm people who come into contact with their organisation. This includes: staff, volunteers, participants, beneficiaries, donors etc. For organisations working with children and adults at risk, there are specific safeguarding obligations and legal requirements that they should follow.
Cumbria Community Foundation (CCF) is a registered charity and is committed to protecting people from risk of harm, both within our organisation and indirectly those we fund. We expect all organisations applying for our funding to have a safeguarding policy which is up-to-date, relevant to their beneficiaries and proportionate to the level of risk involved in their work.
We will review your safeguarding policy as part of our grant application assessment process. The level of our assessment depends on a range of factors, such as the perceived vulnerability and level of risk to an organisation’s beneficiaries, and a consideration of proportionality relative to whether an organisation delivers a service directly to members of the public and type of project requiring funding.
When we receive your funding application we will consider the relative safeguarding risk of the project, activity or work that you wish to deliver with your grant award. The level of safeguarding risk will determine the information that we will look for in our assessment of your organisation’s safeguarding policy.
Details of how we assess your safeguarding policy are given in our Guidance for Grant Applicants: Safeguarding Policy Assessment.
Read our Safeguarding FAQs for more information.
TO REPORT A SAFEGUARDING CONCERN – CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE:
Cumberland
If you support children, young people and families in Cumberland, you should refer to the Cumberland Safeguarding Children Partnership’s website for advice, guidance and support:
https://cumberlandsafeguardingchildren.co.uk/
Westmorland
If you support children young people and families in Westmorland & Furness, you should refer to the Westmorland and Furness Safeguarding Children Partnership’s website for advice, guidance and support:
TO REPORT A SAFEGUARDING CONCERN – ADULTS:
Cumbria Adults Safeguarding Board (CASB): www.cumbriasab.org.uk
To report a safeguarding concern for an adult Cumberland Council on 0300 373 3732 or Westmorland and Furness Council on 0300 373 3301
SAFEGUARDING INFORMATION AND LOCAL SUPPORT:
These local organisations can provide advice and support with developing your safeguarding policy:
• Cumbria CVS can offer advice, support, training and resources to third sector groups throughout Cumbria on areas including safeguarding. For further information, please contact info@cumbriacvs.org.uk or call 01768 800350 or visit www.cumbriacvs.org.uk
• Cumbria Youth Alliance (CYA): If you are an organisation that supports children and young people, Cumbria Youth Alliance can provide advice and guidance to develop an appropriate safeguarding policy. Email office@cya.org.uk or call 07955 355663.
• ACTion with communities in Cumbria: ACT works with rural and community groups across Cumbria. ACT can support you to discuss safeguarding for your organisation and point you to model documents. Contact info@cumbriaaction.org.uk , call 01768 425666 or visit www.cumbriaaction.org.uk
• Cumbria Association of Local Councils (CALC): CALC can support parish and town councils with safeguarding and what it means for a parish or town council. CALC can also provide a template safeguarding policy for councils to use, a copy of which can be found on the CALC website www.calc.org.uk. To contact CALC, please email office@calc.org.uk
• Active Cumbria: If you are a sports club or organisation working with children and young people or adults at risk, please contact Active Cumbria for advice and guidance in relation to welfare and safeguarding: www.activecumbria.org/contact-us/
The following websites also have useful information:
• Charity Commission Guidance: Safeguarding and protecting people for charities and trustees
• NCVO: Free resources for voluntary organisations on safeguarding
• NSPCC: Safeguarding and child protection
• Ann Craft Trust: Adult safeguarding
For organisations based in Scotland:
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) can provide support to organisations developing their safeguarding arrangements and other information www.scvo.scot
• Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway (TSDG): www.tsdg.org.uk
