NEW: Safeguarding for Venerable People: Writing a Safeguarding Policy for Your Organisation

This will include requirements of the Liverpool Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures 2018, and reference to the Merseyside Safeguarding Adults Board.

The day will begin with an overview of safeguarding and its importance, as a basis from which to examine policy content, structure, implications, and personal and organisational responsibility/liability.

By the end of the session, candidates will:
• Be refreshed about safeguarding vulnerable people of any age
• Understand the context in which safeguarding policy and procedures function
• Understand the areas which need to be included in a safeguarding policy
• Be able to structure a policy which is appropriate to their organisation
• Have resources, or access to helpful resources, to support policy completion/updating or introduction

This course is for any organisation who works with vulnerable adults or children.