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Women’s Pioneer Housing Mama’s Funeral
Safeguarding Policy
Title Safeguarding Policy
Issue Date 31 October 2023
Effective date 31 October 2023
Document Owner Judith During
Post of Document Owner Interim Director of Housing
Date approved by EMT 19 May 2023
Date approved by HASC 31 October 2023
Date approved by Board n/a
Version number 2
Links to other policies Domestic Abuse policy and procedure
Date of next review October 2026

1. Purpose of this Policy
   1.1. The purpose of this policy details how Women’s Pioneer Housing (WPH) will seek to
   safeguard adults and children at risk.
2. Our commitment
   2.1. Women’s Pioneer is committed to ensuring that concerns about safeguarding
   residents are reported to designate officers and acted on effectively.
   2.2. Concerns about the actions of a colleague must be raised with the relevant line
   manager or a designated safeguarding lead.
   2.3. We will take preventative action where possible. This includes, but is not limited to
   identifying abuse, acting on our own concerns and reports from others, and liaising
   with the relevant agencies.
   2.4. All employees have a duty to be alert to any signs of abuse or potential abuse and to
   act, immediately, by escalating their concern to one of the designated safeguarding
   leads. Safeguarding is everyone’s business.
   2.5. We expect external partners and contractors to have appropriate safeguarding
   procedures of
3. We expect external partners and contractors to have appropriate safeguarding
4. procedures of their own in place.
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6. Legal framework
   3.1. As a registered provider of social housing, we are required under the terms of the
   Care Act to co-operate with local authorities in matters regarding safeguarding.
   Legislation and best practice include:
    The Care Act, 2014 (Designed to place the safeguarding of adults at risk on a
   statutory footing for the first time, with local authorities given clearly defined
   responsibilities).
    Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2015 (Department of Education
   statutory guidance).
    Children Act, 2004 and Every Child Matters, 2003 (Issued following the
   Victoria Climbié case to ensure that local government functions regarding
   children’s welfare are unified under Directors of Children’s Services and that
   there is co-operation between multiple official entities to improve the overall
   well-being of children).
    What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused: Advice for practitioners,
   2015 (Department of Education guidance).
    Mandatory reporting duty- subject to consultation for those working
   volunteering/working with children- strengthening of Sarahs Law
    Sexual Offences act- 2003
    Mental Capacity Act 2005
    Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006
    Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding
    Disclosing of Barring Service 2013
    Making safeguarding Personal Guide 201
7. Designated Safeguarding Lead
   4.1. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for WPH is the Housing Inclusion
   Manager.
8. Safeguarding Duties
   5.1. As defined in the Care Act 2014, safeguarding duties will apply to an adult (someone
   over the age of 18) who:
    Has needs for care and support (whether or not the Local Authority is meeting
   any of
9. Safeguarding Duties
10. 5.1. As defined in the Care Act 2014, safeguarding duties will apply to an adult (someone
11. over the age of 18) who:
12.  Has needs for care and support (whether or not the Local Authority is meeting
13. any of those needs).
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15.  Is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect.
16.  Because of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from
17. either the risk, or experience, of abuse or neglect.
18. 5.2. We will apply the Department of Health’s six key safeguarding principles when
19. working with adults and children at risk of abuse:
20.  Empowerment;
21.  Protection;
22.  Prevention;
23.  Proportionality;
24.  Partnership;
25.  Accountability.
26. 5.3. A child is a person under 18. All children are considered to be in need of protection.
27. This policy does includes our obligation to safeguard those children who are few
28. with our predominantly single women housing stock.
29. 5.4. The respective Local Authority from our list of partners has the co-ordinating role
30. and legal responsibility to work with WPH once a case is referred or highlighted to
31. them.
32. 5.5. WPH staff, its partners and contractors are a vital component of local multi-agency
33. safeguarding partnerships. WPH should promote partnership working with Social
34. care staff. WPH will work with each Local Authority to get a clear understanding of
35. the parameters of adult and children safeguarding for effective working between
36. sectors.
37. 5.6. WPH staff have a key safeguarding role to play, alongside their colleagues in social
38. care, health, the police and any other relevant agency in keeping people safe. They
39. are well placed by access to its homes to identify people with care and support
40. needs, at risk of abuse, able to share information and work in partnership to
41. coordinate responses and resolve cases.
42. Safeguarding in Housing
    6.1. There are often complex networks that can cause difficulties in identifying and
    reporting safeguarding concerns.
    6.2. Staff, partners and contractors are empowered to be professionally curious when
    serving our residents in their homes and in the office. Safeguarding must be a
    priority.
    6.3. The local authority may be reluctant to get involved where there are concerns about
    an individual
43. Safeguarding in Housing
44. 6.1. There are often complex networks that can cause difficulties in identifying and
45. reporting safeguarding concerns.
46. 6.2. Staff, partners and contractors are empowered to be professionally curious when
47. serving our residents in their homes and in the office. Safeguarding must be a
48. priority.
49. 6.3. The local authority may be reluctant to get involved where there are concerns about
50. an individual who is not eligible for social care support. If that should be the case,
51. staff must seek the appropriate agency to address any safeguarding concerns
52. including reports to the police.
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54. 6.4. WPH staff have local knowledge of anti-social behaviour, which may be a trigger to
55. an individual/s developing care and support needs due to age, disability or illness
56. and are not known to Social Care.
57. 6.5. Information sharing is essential. WPH staff will be advised via procedures when it is
58. appropriate to share information.
59. Vulnerable Residents
    7.1. People with care and support needs are not all vulnerable to abuse. WPH maintain a
    list of vulnerable tenants. A person with care and support needs may:
     Be elderly, with poor health, a physical disability or cognitive impairment
     Have learning disabilities
     Have a physical disability and/or a sensory impairment
     Have mental health needs including dementia or a personality disorder
     Have a long-term illness/condition
     Be dependent on substances or alcohol to an extent that it has a serious impact
    on their ability to cope with day-to-day living.
     Children not allowed to attend school
     Children who are neglected
     Children not engaged to what is happening in the home such as a visitor
    7.2. People may be at greater risk because they are:
     Socially isolated which may provide an opportunity for exploitation
     Unsure of who to trust
     Dependent on others to manage their finances or to withdraw or collect
    money for them
     Unable to escape abuse or they tolerate it due to their reliance on the abuser,
    adapted accommodation or the lack of suitable alternative accommodation
    and care provision.
     Dependent on others to manage their finances or to withdraw or collect
    money for them
     Unable to escape abuse or they tolerate it due to their reliance on the abuser,
    adapted accommodation or the lack of suitable alternative accommodation
    and care provision.
60. Sheltered Scheme Housing
    8.1. WPH residents who live in our sheltered housing may be particularly vulnerable to
    abuse. Although
61. Unable to escape abuse or they tolerate it due to their reliance on the abuser,
62. adapted accommodation or the lack of suitable alternative accommodation
63. and care provision.
64. Sheltered Scheme Housing
    8.1. WPH residents who live in our sheltered housing may be particularly vulnerable to
    abuse. Although our schemes are independent living dwellings, our daily on site
    Scheme Managers and other WPH staff are obligated to prevent abuse by being
    vigilant and respond appropriately and proportionately when it occurs or is
    suspected