Safeguarding

UCCF takes seriously the issue of safeguarding and is committed to taking reasonable steps to protect:

• its workforce (staff members; volunteers, including Relay Workers; trustees; and anyone working on behalf of UCCF);
• its beneficiaries (the students it works with), including adults at risk and children;
• other people who come into contact with the charity through its work (e.g. people who attend a UCCF event who do not fall into the above two categories);

from all forms of abuse, including physical, emotional, sexual, and spiritual harm.

Our safeguarding policy outlines the procedures in place for promoting safeguarding; preventing abuse; and protecting all parties outlined above. This includes clear procedures for reporting and recording any safeguarding concerns or incidences.

Safeguarding team

Our trustees, directors, executive leadership and all staff and volunteers have responsibilities for preventing abuse and for safeguarding.

We have a staff team that is responsible for the day-to-day handling of safeguarding matters. The team consists of Designated Safeguarding Officers who respond to safeguarding concerns and a Designated Safeguarding Administrator who is responsible for recording safeguarding concerns.

Designated Safeguarding Officers: Esther Dickson, JP Sivertsen-Wright

Designated Safeguarding Administrator: Alison Bush

Trustees: Our lead trustee for safeguarding is James MacKenzie. James can be contacted via safeguardingtrustees@uccf.org.uk.