Corporate Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding People in Carmarthenshire | Updated November 2023
In this section
- Recognising and Responding to Concerns
- Dealing with a safeguarding concern
- Reporting a concern
- Monitoring and Review
- Appendix 1- Categories and Indicators of Abuse & Neglect
- Appendix 1 cont'd - Categories and indicators of abuse – Adults at Risk
- Appendix 2 - Carmarthenshire County Council Corporate Safeguarding Self Assessment Audit Tool
Principles
The Council adopts the following principles in relation to safeguarding children and adults;
- Create and maintain safe environments for children and adults with whom they are in contact.
- When risks are identified appropriate action is taken.
- Welfare of children and adults at the heart of policies and procedures
- Every child and adult has the right to be protected from harm, exploitation and abuse.
- Partnership working with children, families, carers and adults is at the heart of our work to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults.
- Respect the rights, wishes, feelings and privacy of children and adults by listening to them and minimise any risks that may affect them.
- The whole workforce understands safeguarding and their responsibilities and accountabilities.
- Invest in early intervention and preventative work to try and avoid situations where abuse or allegations of abuse or harm may occur.
- All tendering and commissioning contracts explicitly detail the safeguarding obligations within this policy and are managed/monitored through the life of the contract.
- Challenging poor and unsafe practice.
This policy requires effective partnership working, co-operation and collaboration between all those involved with children, young people and adults at risk to ensure that the principles above are adopted.
