Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means:

• Protecting children from abuse and maltreatment.
• Preventing harm to children’s health or development.
• Ensuring children grow up with the provision of safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all children and young people to have the best outcomes.
• Safeguarding children and child protection guidance and legislation applies to all children up to the age of 18.
• Child Safeguarding Policy.

Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of adults and protect them from harm. Safeguarding means:

• Protecting adults from abuse and maltreatment.
• Preventing harm to an adult’s health or development.
• Ensuring adults continue to progress in a provision of safe and effective care.
• Taking action to enable all adults to have the best outcomes.

• Safeguarding and adult protection guidance and legislation applies to adults 18 years +.
• Adult Safeguarding Policy.