Safeguarding: Protecting Your Well-Being

Protecting Our Communities

At Be 4 Care Ltd, our Safeguarding team is dedicated to protecting children, young people, and adults across all communities. We believe in the importance of every individual.

About Our Safeguarding Commitment

Be 4 Care ensures that the principles and duties of safeguarding are applied consistently and conscientiously. The wellbeing of all individuals is at the core of our services, ensuring every interaction counts.

What is Safeguarding and Why It Matters

Safeguarding involves protecting the health, wellbeing, and human rights of individuals, allowing them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. It is a crucial part of providing high-quality health care. Safeguarding is a shared responsibility, especially for those most in need, including:

• Children and young people
• Adults at risk, such as those receiving care at home, individuals with physical, sensory, or mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities

All staff, regardless of their role or the sector they work in, have a responsibility to safeguard those at risk of abuse or neglect.

Our Safeguarding Policies

Be 4 Care has implemented several policies to meet statutory requirements and ensure accountability in safeguarding children, young people, and adults at risk. These policies are guided by legislation and codes of conduct for our employees. [Link to our Policy to download]

Our Workstreams

In alignment with the safeguarding agenda and new legislation, we establish various working groups as needed.

Key Working Groups:

• Mental Capacity Act Amendment Bill
• Domestic Abuse and Violence Bill
• Female Genital Mutilation Information System
• Contextual Safeguarding and Digital Data
• National Networks:
• National Network of Designated Healthcare Professionals for Safeguarding Children (NNDHP)
• Looked After Children Clinical Reference Group (LAC CRG)
• Safeguarding Adults National Network (SANN)
• Implementation Groups:
• Child Protection Information Sharing (CP-IS) System
• Prevent

Useful Safeguarding Partners:

• NSPCC
• Truth Project
• Galop
• The National FGM Centre
• Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
• Safe Lives
• Stop the Traffik
• HM Government
• Children’s Society
• The Survivors Trust
• National Association for People Abused in Childhood
• SANE
• MENCAP
• Hourglass (Safer Ageing)
• Age UK

Reporting a Concern

If you suspect abuse or neglect, it is important to tell someone you trust, such as a friend, teacher, family member, social worker, healthcare professional, or police officer. They can help you report it.

Supporting those at risk can be challenging and distressing. If unsure about the right course of action, seek advice.

To Report a Crime:

• In an emergency, contact the police at 999.
• If not in immediate danger, contact the police at 101.
• For local contacts, please visit Be 4 Care’s Safeguarding website.

Contact Us

For more information or to reach our safeguarding team, email us at safeguarding@be4care.co.uk or write to us at:

Be 4 Care Ltd
Unit 5A West Lane
Chester-Le-Street
Durham, DH3 3HJ

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