Anyone working with or volunteering for Baby Umbrella has a responsibility for ensuring safeguarding of anyone that we work with or support. Baby Umbrella prioritises beneficiary safety and welfare in person and online.

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For babies, children, young people and adults at risk, our commitment is that we will ensure that all contacts count and we do not miss any opportunity to identify and act upon any form of neglect or abuse, or additional concerns. This policy sets out Baby Umbrella’s responsibilities under the Children Act 2004 to ensure children, young people and adults at risk are kept safe from harm. 

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We are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes everyone who works and volunteers with us and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We recognise that all our people, regardless of race, age, ability, gender, identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief can be subject to abuse and have the right to protection from all types of harm or abuse. We recognise those who may be more vulnerable to abuse and neglect and include this in our training.We work closely with partner organisations to ensure that we follow safeguarding best practice and ensure those we work or partner with also comply with robust and effective safeguarding procedures.

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Baby Umbrella has a comprehensive safeguarding policy, the implementation of which is overseen by our safeguarding lead and supported senior leadership team and trustees of the charity. 

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We take robust steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment, self-employment or volunteering, are safe, skilled and suitable for their roles. We have a code of conduct for all staff and volunteers and ensure that all those working and volunteering with us know how to recognise, respond, record and report any concerns We aim to create a safe culture with clear behavioural expectations, no tolerance of bullying or harassment and create spaces that encourage everyone to be themselves and to be able to speak out.

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We take safety and wellbeing seriously, and we have put systems and processes in place to identify and assess potential areas of risk across all our activities; we ensure remedial plans are put in place to address these risks. We have an active Whistleblowing policy in place and ensure it is effectively communicated.

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All our staff, volunteers and Management Team are trained to recognise signs which could indicate that a child or adult at risk may be being abused or neglected. We actively encourage everyone who works and volunteers with us and  those who use or come into contact with our services, to speak up about things which they think could cause harm to people and we act promptly when concerns have been raised.

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We highly value the contribution of everyone who works and volunteers with us and offer them a range of support (including specialist supervision) to manage and cope with the sometimes challenging nature of our work. We are committed to creating a safe place to work and also a supportive and rewarding one.
 

 

Key Contact Personnel

Designated Safeguarding Lead: Karen McCully safeguarding@babyumbrella.org.uk
Safeguarding Supervisor: Jennie Harvey jennie@babyumbrella.org.uk 
Safeguarding Trustee: Jaime Phipps jaime@babyumbrella.org.uk
Safeguarding Support:  Laura Shtaingos laura@babyumbrella.org.uk