Princes Trust Safeguarding Policy

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Princes Trust Safeguarding Policy
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Who does The Trusts policy apply to?

• Children - therefore anyone under the age of 18
  accessing PT services
• Vulnerable adults accessing PT services - those
  who are or may need community care services by
  reason of mental or other disability, age and
  illness and who may be unable to take care of
  themselves or unable to protect themselves
  against significant harm or exploitation.
• Children of adult clients

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What should be reported to The Trust?

• Anything that has triggered your own DPs
  safeguarding procedures
• Any incident involving concerns of
• Physical abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Sexual Abuse
• Neglect
• Involving a child or vulnerable adult accessing
  PT services

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When to report to The Trust

• If the incident or concern involves someone under
  the age of 18 the report should be made the same
  working day
• If the person involved is over 18 the report
  should be made as soon as possible and discussed
  with one of The Trusts Safeguarding Advisers

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PT Safeguarding Contacts

• Angie Forster Northern Hub
• Scotland, North East and North West England
• Tel [phone] Mob [phone]
• Bob Lyons Central Hub
• Yorkshire Humber, East and West Midlands,
• East of England, South East / London
• Tel [phone] Mob [phone]
• Elizabeth Williams South West Hub
• Northern Ireland, Wales, South West England
• Tel [phone] Mob [phone]

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2009 Safeguarding Report Figures

• 12 reports   in total
• Team - 7
• xL - 1
• Get Into - 2
• Other - 2

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2010 Safeguarding Report Figures to date

• 6 reports to date       
• Team - 4
• Get Into - 2

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