The purpose of this policy statement is: 

to protect from harm children, young people and vulnerable adults who come into contact with Bradford Hate Crime Alliance [BHCA]. This includes the children of adults who use our services 

 to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children, young people, vulnerable adults and families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection. 

This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of BHCA including senior managers and the board of directors, paid staff and volunteers. 

We believe that: 

Children, young people and vulnerable adults should never experience abuse of any kind. 

We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults to keep them safe and to operate in a way that protects them. 

We recognise that: 

the welfare of each individual is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take 

all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse 

some individuals are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues 

working in partnership with children, young people, vulnerable adults, parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare. 

We will seek to keep children, young people and vulnerable adults safe by: 

 valuing, listening to and respecting them

 adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers 

developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures

 providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes confidently and competently 

 recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made 

recording, storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance 

sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children, young people and vulnerable adults and families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions 

 making sure that children, young people and vulnerable adults and families know where to go for help if they have a concern 

using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, vulnerable adults, parents, families and carers appropriately 

using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately 

creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise 

ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place 

ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for children, young people, vulnerable adults, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance 

building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young people, vulnerable adults and families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.