The Charity Commission has recently updated its guidance on safeguarding for voluntary and community sector organisations.

All charities have a responsibility to ensure they don’t cause harm to anyone who has contact with them. Charities working with children or adults at risk have extra responsibilities.

Read the guidance to find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.

The guidance includes:

• identifying and managing risks
• having suitable policies in place
• carrying out necessary checks
• protecting your volunteers and staff
• handling and reporting incidents appropriately

Read the full guidance here

Further support from RVA

• RVA has a range of resources that you can access through our Knowledge Base here
• Safeguarding is a also key element of the RVA Safe and Sound Quality Award for good governance in charities. If you would like to find out more, download a self-assessment here or contact Herjeet at herjeet.randhawa@rva.org.uk