Safeguarding of Young Children and Vulnerable Adults
We have a safeguarding policy in place to protect young children and vulnerable adults that come under our care once on site at Guildford Spectrum. We have a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in place and should you have any concerns with regards to any welfare or safeguarding issues please contact our DSL, Natalie Kirk; natalie.kirk@freedom-leisure.co.uk
In order to achieve our safeguarding commitments for our visitors we commit to:
- Enabling all children and adults participating in any activity at Guildford Spectrum (regardless of background, gender, age, ethnicity, ability or socio-economic status) to do so in a safe environment.
- Ensuring that our colleagues who work with children or vulnerable adults have the appropriate training and relevant DBS checks in line with our internal policies and procedures.
- Delivering training to our colleagues relating to our safeguarding policy and to ensure they are fully aware of the escalation process when concerns are raised.
- Providing our colleagues and customers the opportunity to raise concerns in a private and confidential manner relating to any concerns over welfare.
- Ensuring that GDPR polices relating to safeguarding are stored in a secure manner.
If you have any questions or concerns relating to welfare, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Our team are trained to support customers when they are visiting our centre to provide care and support when required.
We want to be there to help if you need it when you are visiting Guildford Spectrum, or are in the local area and require a safe space. That’s why we’re proud to be supporting the ‘Ask for Angela’ campaign. We will make every effort to provide safe spaces within the centre for our visitors and the local community who may require it.
If you find yourself in an uncomfortable situation, or need support whilst visiting Guildford Spectrum or the local area, please speak to a member of the team.
If you feel more comfortable, ask for ‘Angela’ at our Reception desk or speak to any member of the team and we can discretely offer a safe space for you.
