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It is Safeguarding Adults Week 2024, and the theme for this year is Working in Partnership. Working in Partnership allows us to share knowledge of safeguarding, learn from others and ultimately create safer cultures. At Venturi Healthcare, we will focus this week on raising awareness of key safeguarding issues, supporting our teams in recognising signs of abuse or neglect and developing their confidence in reporting any safeguarding concerns. #SAW2024 #safeguardingadultsweek #safeguardingadultsweek2024

Face to face safeguarding training is back! Personally I get so much more from attending face to face training, whilst appreciating the convenience and ease of online sessions. Details below. ⬇️

Children’s homes are a fundamental part of providing care for the most vulnerable children and young people. Ensuring your staff have constant access to up-to-date procedures, policies, and guidance is crucial for the safeguarding of children and young people in their care, which is why our comprehensive procedures equip your organisation with the necessary frameworks to ensure the safety of staff, and the children and young people in their care. 💙 Our team of Lead Consultants take the responsibility of managing and updating the core contents of your procedures to ensure they are always current, allowing your staff to focus on what truly matters most - providing excellent care for the children in their care. ☑️ Want to equip your team with the tools they need to deliver exceptional care? Click the following link to book a demonstration and learn more about how we can help you achieve excellence in care through superior procedural support: https://lnkd.in/dmQbRVdm 📆 #SafeguardingChildren #ChildrensHomes #Safeguarding

This workshop will give participants an understanding of what safeguarding adults and children means. Through discussions and exercises, there will be opportunities to identify different types of abuse and safeguarding concerns and to know what to do about them if you see or hear them. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e2HuFP5X

In the average primary school class, at least two children have suffered abuse or neglect. Speak out Stay safe, the NSPCC’s safeguarding programme for primary school children, seeks to change that. The programme content helps reinforce key messages about abuse and neglect. Speak out Stay safe is an effective way to support your school’s safeguarding duties. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/eW-s3yUP #Safeguarding #ChildProtection #Schools #SpeakOutStaySafe

Free Workshop for Safer Members-Talking to Children Who May Have Been Harmed, Tuesday 11 February, 10am-11.30am, online. The aim of this workshop is to give you confidence in talking to children who are disclosing safeguarding issues. In this one hour workshop, led by an ex-police officer, we will look at the importance of approaching these conversations in the right way, how to reassure a child, the types of questions you might ask and those you should avoid, how to record your conversation. Book a free space here:  

💡 Learn how we can all contribute to safeguarding our children and ensuring they grow in a nurturing environment. Together, we can make a difference. 👉 Take a look at the comments to read the full article. #SafeguardingChildren #ChildProtection #EndChildAbuse #AwarenessIsPower #ProtectOurFuture

As part of our Child Safeguarding campaign, we are sharing details of Hub na nÓg's Toolkits and Guidance resource, which we are proud to have been involved in developing 👶🛡️. This resource provides some practical resources, designed to empower children and young people to voice their perspectives on issues affecting their lives, along with guidance for creating youth-friendly versions of your work. Find out more here: https://loom.ly/TIfRcz8 #QualityForChildren #ChildSafegaurding #EarlyYearsIreland

It’s International Child Safeguarding Week! This week, we’re highlighting the crucial importance of #childsafeguarding. Child safeguarding refers to the measures and practices put in place to protect children from harm, abuse, and neglect. It involves ensuring their safety and well-being. Here is a message from our Safeguarding Champion: #InternationalChildSafeguardingWeek World Vision

This year's commemoration of the Child Safeguarding week comes at a time when Zimbabwe on 18 September 2024 gazzetted the Criminal Laws Amendment (Protection of Children and Young Persons) Act, 2024. The Bill was gazetted following the tabling of a report by the Legal Parliamentary Portfolio Committee to patch the legal lacuna then existing in the Criminal Code undermining the maximum protection of Children in line with international treaties and protocols. The amendments to Zimbabwe's Criminal Law enhances maximum protection of children and young persons. It stems from public consultations held between May 6 and May 11, 2024, in accordance with the constitutional requirement for public engagement in lawmaking. The primary focus was on redefining the age of consent and addressing issues related to child protection. Key Highlights Constitutional Context The Act aligns the definition of "young person" with the Constitution, which defines a child as anyone under 18 years. Public Consultations The committee engaged with 866 people across Zimbabwe, with a diverse representation in terms of gender and disability. General Consensus A majority supported raising the age of consent from 16 to 18, reflecting the constitutional definition of a child. Specific Amendments Clause 3 Amendments to definitions related to "extra-marital sexual intercourse" and "young person" were well-received. Clause 4 Repeal of section 70 of the Criminal Law Code was supported, with the introduction of a "Romeo and Juliet" clause to allow some consensual relationships among young persons under specific circumstances. Clause 8 Proposal to criminalize the deliberate transmission of HIV was contentious; some supported it while others opposed it based on previous agreements to decriminalize such actions. However the new act re-introduced it. Clause 11 Amendments aiding children and individuals with hearing challenges in court were positively integrated. Committee Observations Overall public support for the amendments, although some young males expressed opposition to the increase in the age of consent. Conclusion The Act is publicly viewed as a progressive step to protect children and young persons from sexual exploitation, while also safeguarding the rights of young individuals in consensual relationships. This ammendments to to the act exhibits (i) the responsiveness of the Government of Zimbabwe in addressing protection issues by firm legal safeguards and (ii) the utmost importance of public involvement in legislative processes and the ongoing efforts to align laws with constitutional protections for children.