NWMF SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND VULNERABLE ADULTS PROTOCOL

Safeguarding
What is Safeguarding?

Everyone who uses our services and facilities or who participates in our activities has a right to do so in an environment free from potential abuse and harm. Safeguarding is a term we use to describe all of the measures we take as an organisation to protect the health, safety and wellbeing of individuals, especially children and adults at risk.

• A child is anyone aged under 18 years of age
• An adult at risk is anyone aged 18 years or over who could be at risk of harm due to their personal or environmental circumstances

For further information, or to report a concern or incident please contact the safeguarding team:

Designated Child Protection Officer
Lilian Seenoi Barr – Seenoi.l@nwmf.org.uk

Deputy Designated Child Protection Officer
Adrian Courcelles Baena- a.c.baena@nwmf.org.uk
Aoife Greenberg – A.Greenberg@nwmf.nwmf.org.uk

North West Migrants Forum is a member of Children NI and NSPCC NI, organisations which provide training and support to our staff to help them recognise concerning behaviour and take action to stop it, making our organisation a safer environment for all of us.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. At NWMF, we aim to create a safe and welcoming environment, where everyone who uses our services and facilities is respected, valued and kept safe from potential abuse and harm.
We work to ensure that our organisation is run in a way that actively prevents harm, harassment, bullying, abuse and neglect. We train our staff to be ready to respond if there is a problem and we actively monitor our progress on an ongoing basis.