Lunar Mind Safeguarding Policy
LUNAR MIND SAFEGUARDING POLICY

The purpose of this policy statement is:
• to protect children and young people who receive Lunar Mind’s services from harm. This
includes the children of adults who use our services
• to provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their
families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child protection.
This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Lunar Mind,
including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional
workers, agency staff and students.
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• we have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young
people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
We recognise that:
• the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the
• decisions we take
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and
• other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or
belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types
of harm or abuse
• some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous
experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
• extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe
from abuse.

Lunar Mind Safeguarding Policy

We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• valuing, listening to and respecting them
• appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a
deputy and a lead trustee/board member for safeguarding
• adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies,
procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related
procedures
• providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision,
support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and
volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes
confidently and competently.
recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary
checks are made.
• recording, storing and using information professionally and securely, in line
with data protection legislation and guidance.
• sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and
their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions.
• making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go
for help if they have a concern.
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and
relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children,
young people, parents, families and carers appropriately.
• using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers
Appropriately.
• creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we
have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise.

Lunar Mind Safeguarding Policy
• ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in
Place.
• ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young
people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in
accordance with the law and regulatory guidance.
• building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young
people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable
about sharing concerns.