Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy

At Happy Hatching Mind, I consider the welfare of the children and vulnerable adults as paramount.  I have a duty to provide a safe environment and am committed to this.

I have a current enhanced DBS check for both children and vulnerable adults and am registered with the update service, this means both my DBS are checked against the barred lists on a weekly basis and a full recheck is completed every 9 months.

In order to provide safety, protection and security to children & vulnerable adults throughout my work, I aim to:

• protect all children and vulnerable adults from abuse, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, ethnic origin, religious beliefs or sexuality

• raise awareness of child and vulnerable adult protection issues and promote good practice

• provide support to clients who have been abused and act proactively to prevent continued abuse

• Any disclosures will be taken seriously and dealt with as soon as practicable, by contacting the local safeguarding team, as appropriate.

     My full safeguarding children policy and safeguarding vulnerable adults policy can be downloaded by clicking the underlined titles.

Adults Safeguarding Team

 Tel: 01582 547730

Tel: 01582 547563

Email: adultsafeguarding@luton.gov.uk  

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)

Tel: 01582 547653
Out of Hours: 0300 3008123
Email: mash@luton.gov.uk 

In the event of an emergency, I will call 999

For DBS and legal safeguarding purposes, vulnerability is not determined by an individual's personal characteristics alone. Instead, it is defined by whether the adult requires specific regulated activities provided to them by paid workers or volunteers.

The DBS categorises a person as vulnerable if they require assistance with any of the following six types of regulated activity:

• Personal Care: Physical assistance with eating, drinking, toileting, washing, bathing, dressing, or prompting/supervising these tasks due to age, illness, or disability.

• Healthcare: Health care provided by or supervised by a regulated health care professional.

• Social Work: Social work or related assessments provided in connection with health or social services.

• Assistance with Affairs: Assisting an individual to manage their cash, pay bills, or do their shopping.

• Conveying: Transporting an adult to, from, or between places where they receive health care, personal care, or social work, specifically because they cannot travel independently.

• Advocacy: Assistance in the conduct of a person's affairs (e.g., under the Mental Capacity Act 2005).