Safeguarding

Name of place of worship: Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel

The following statement was agreed by the leadership on 13.03.2025

This place of worship is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults with care and support needs and ensuring their well-being.
We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent harm or Abuse to children and adults with care and support needs in all their recognised forms.
We recognise that the personal dignity and rights of adults and children and will ensure all our policies and procedures will reflect this.
We believe all people should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of the place of worship/organisation.
We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and adults with care and support needs.
We believe every child and adult should be valued, safe and happy. We want to make sure that all those we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are experiencing significant harm.

We are committed to:

Following statutory denominational and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and adults and will ensure that as a place of worship/organisation all workers will work within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding policy.
Implementing the requirements of all relevant legislation including, but not limited to; Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023, the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010 and referring concerns about adults with care and support needs to the local authority
under the Care Act 2014.
Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work.