Want to prove that your organisation or group is a ‘safe’ organisation to work with children or young people? Want to be ‘contract ready’ and in a position to go for more funding and grants?

As part of our ‘Let’s Protect’ project we can support your group to go through a Quality Assurance  scheme specific to Brighton & Hove – it is simple, easy to follow and is supported every step of the way by our Development Officer, Lynne Charmer. You can work towards a Bronze, Silver or Gold award for your organisation’s safeguarding practices and policies & procedures. Where there are gaps Lynne can support you to develop good, working policies so that you can build a solid, high standard portfolio to use for building your activities, winning commissions and contracts and being eligible for funding.

Contact lynne.charmer@safety-net.org.uk for further information or call 01273 420973

The scheme has been funded by the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) in Brighton & Hove. Go to their website www.brightonandhovelscb.org.uk for more details of their work in the city

What we’ve found

From meeting regularly with groups signed up to the scheme they’ve told us that they are experiencing the following benefits:

• Ability to create a solid staff & volunteer induction list
• Clarity about who needs a CRB and why
• Being able to verify the safety of their work to other members of the community
• A better understanding of Risk Assessments
• Being able to provide their safety to funders and partners
• Clarity on the responsibilities of parent helpers
• Improved organisation of policies – “They are now all in one place”
• Having the support to change and develop policies
• Creating new policies outdoor work, fires and use of knives and equipment
• Feeling relieved that they are doing everything ‘right’
• Having the opportunity to help us to create new training courses