How Re-engage is committed to safeguarding

At Re-engage we are guided by the six safeguarding principles set out in The Care Act 2014 and we use these principles to underpin our seven safeguarding standards.

The six safeguarding principles are:

1. Empowerment: we will keep the older person at the centre of all that we do and uphold rights in our safeguarding work.
2. Prevention: we will put sensible measures in place to prevent abuse including the use of safe recruitment practices, promoting safe working, and volunteering practices and raising awareness of safeguarding.
3. Proportionality: we will respond to safeguarding matters in the most unobtrusive way possible.
4. Protection: we will provide policy, procedures, information, and training to support all Re-engage staff and volunteers to respond appropriately to concerns about abuse.
5. Partnership: we will work in partnership with statutory, regulatory, and other relevant organisations to ensure that safeguarding concerns are responded to appropriately.
6. Accountability: we will be transparent in our approach and commit to continuous learning and improvement.

Re-engage’s seven safeguarding standards are:

1. Safe leadership and governance
2. Influence and empowerment
3. Equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging
4. Working safely
5. Safe spaces
6. Safe processes
7. Care and collaboration