{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe NSPCC describes safeguarding as the action you take to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA safeguarding issue or concern is anything that might impact on children and young people\u0027s safety and welfare, cause them harm, or put them at risk of harm.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis could include a volunteer not following the Safeguarding Code of Conduct for Adults (\u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/safe-scouting-cards/safeguarding-code-of-conduct-for-adults-yellow-card/\u0022 title=\u0022Young People First - Yellow Card\u0022\u003EYellow Card\u003C/a\u003E). Sometimes, a child or young person might\u202Ftell someone about (or disclose) harm, abuse or neglect.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ESafeguarding at Scouts\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn Scouts, keeping children and young people safe is our number one priority and we take action to achieve this. Most importantly, all adults in Scouts must follow our\u202FYellow Card\u202Fand\u202F\u003Ca href=\u0022/about-us/policy/safeguarding-policy-and-procedures/\u0022 title=\u0022Safeguarding Policy and Procedures\u0022\u003ESafeguarding Policy\u003C/a\u003E, and volunteers must complete \u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022Safeguarding\u0022\u003Esafeguarding learning\u003C/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;every three years. \u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll safeguarding concerns are reported to the UK HQ Safeguarding Team who offer advice and guidance, and ensure the appropriate steps are taken. Find out more about \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/reporting-a-concern-to-safeguarding/\u0022 title=\u0022Reporting a concern to safeguarding\u0022\u003Ereporting a safeguarding concern\u003C/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/reporting-a-concern-to-safeguarding/safeguarding-process/\u0022 title=\u0022Safeguarding process\u0022\u003EScouts safeguarding process\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe also have volunteer roles with specific safeguarding responsibilities. The UK HQ Safeguarding team works with local volunteers as part of our joint approach to handling safeguarding issues and concerns. To support them, we\u0027ve made \u003Ca href=\u0022/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/reporting-a-concern-to-safeguarding/safeguarding-procedures-for-lead-volunteers/\u0022 title=\u0022Safeguarding procedures for Lead Volunteers\u0022\u003Esafeguarding procedures for Lead Volunteers\u003C/a\u003E. \u003Cspan class=\u0022ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\u0022\u003EWe also have\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022#\u0022 title=\u0022County/Area roles\u0022\u003ESafeguarding Advisers\u003C/a\u003E who support safeguarding in their local areas.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EInvite the UK HQ Safeguarding Team to your event\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re planning an event and would like support from the UK HQ Safeguarding Team - whether that\u2019s a workshop, a marketplace stand or something else - please \u003Ca href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk//media/tolj15ix/hq-safeguarding-team-event-request-form.docx\u0022 title=\u0022HQ Safeguarding Team Event Request Form\u0022\u003Edownload and complete this form\u003C/a\u003E and send it to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:safeguardingdevelopment@scouts.org.uk\u0022\u003Esafeguardingdevelopment@scouts.org.uk\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhile we may not be able to attend every event, we carefully review each request and will give full consideration to how we can best support you.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[{"type":"Promo","cta":"Find information on types of abuse","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe NSPCC has information and advice on different types of child abuse, how to spot the signs and what you can do to help keep children safe.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"Types of abuse (NSPCC)","id":null,"url":"https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-is-child-abuse/types-of-abuse/","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Types of abuse","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"type":"Promo","cta":"Find out how we keep young people safe","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERead more about what we do and who we work with to ensure the safety and safeguarding of children and young people at Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E","link":{"name":"Keeping children and young people safe","id":null,"url":"/information-for-parents/keeping-children-and-young-people-safe/","newWindow":false,"target":null},"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Keeping young people safe","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"Find out about safeguarding in Scouts and how we keep young people safe.","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"","versionDate":"08 August 2024","reviewDate":"01/01/0001","redirectUrl":"","id":81024,"nodeName":"What is safeguarding","title":"What is safeguarding","type":"contentPage","image":{"url":"/media/12108/fdl-hp.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1dab8e1b20252a0","caption":"Scouts purple logo","type":"jpg","size":93039,"width":1268,"height":664,"altText":"An image of a purple background showing the white Scouts logo"},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"What is safeguarding?","headerSubTitle":"Find out more about safeguarding in Scouts","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"ffe627","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[{"caption":"","title":"Yellow card","url":"/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/safe-scouting-cards/safeguarding-code-of-conduct-for-adults-yellow-card/","newWindow":false},{"caption":"","title":"Report a safeguarding concern online","url":"https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheScoutAssociation/SafeguardingReportingForm","newWindow":false}]},"subHeader":"Find out about safeguarding in Scouts and how we keep young people safe.","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC84MTAyNCJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/staying-safe-and-safeguarding/what-is-safeguarding/"}