The Charity Commission has updated its ‘Safeguarding for charities and trustees’ guidance.
The new wording stresses that trustees must make sure that their charity fulfils its responsibility to safeguard children or adults at risk.
The guidance includes a new section on managing safeguarding risks when operating online.
Even if some activities are delegated to a safeguarding lead or group, the Charity Commission makes quite clear that trustees retain overall responsibility.
It states: “All charities have a responsibility to ensure they don’t cause harm to anyone who has contact with them.
“Charities working with children or adults at risk have extra responsibilities.
“As a trustee you must make sure your charity fulfils this responsibility. Even if you delegate some activities to a safeguarding lead or group, you retain overall responsibility.”
The guidance states that each charity must identify any safeguarding risks it must manage. These could depend on: who your charity works with; where it operates; and what it does.
The new guidance also updates some terminology and links to other sources of support.
Click HERE to view the new guidance.
