Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. Hall management committees have a duty of care to all those that enter their building, including hirers, trustees, staff and volunteers.

This session offers an introduction to safeguarding for designated safeguarding leads, in order to help hall managers fulfil their safeguarding responsibilities. It will examine the types and signs of abuse, and consider appropriate policies and procedures that hall committees can put in place. There will be plenty of opportunities for questions and discussion.

This session will be led by Ade Murphy from Smart Communities who is a specialist in this subject and the training is supported by the Somerset Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.

Booking: This is a free event but registration is needed. The link will be sent to you after booking to join the Zoom webinar.

Session Notes: In order to admit attendees to the session, please arrive slightly before the session is due to start and we ask you to be patient while the trainers admit fellow attendees prior to starting.

Please note by signing up for this event, you agree to:

- Your name/organisation being shared as evidence of attendance.

- Being added to a mailing list to be kept informed about future events and activities relevant to Community Buildings in Somerset run by CCS.

For more information or if you want to opt out of any of these points please get in touch with Sally by emailing:

Sallys@somersetrcc.org.uk

It is possible that we may need to alter the content of the event. We will do our best to notify all delegates before the event if significant changes need to be made.