Keeping children safe
In the UK the people involved in the Mityana Charity have no direct contact with children or vulnerable adults who are supported via PaCT. But the Charity does have a responsibility to ensure that PaCT embraces safeguarding in its fullest sense. This requires PaCT to have a robust safeguarding system in place with the accompanying procedures being actively implemented in day-to-day practice.
As indicated in its Safeguarding Policy, the Mityana Charity is committed to addressing safeguarding throughout its work with a focus on:
- Prevention – Ensuring everyone associated with the Mityana Charity and PaCT know their responsibilities, has safeguarding training appropriate to their role, and design and undertake projects and activities in a way that protects people from any risk of harm.
- Reporting – Ensuring that there are safe, appropriate and accessible means of reporting safeguarding concerns.
- Response – Following-up any safeguarding concerns according to policy and procedure, and legal and statutory obligations.
The Mityana Charity appoints a trustee to take the lead on safeguarding.
PaCT’s Child Protection Policy includes procedures associated with staff dealing with children at PaCT, home and school visits, meeting or counselling children, training, sensitisation and support of staff and volunteers, and short-term visitors. The topic of safeguarding is included in all meetings involving students, parents/guardians, PaCT staff and the PaCT Board.