via Jon at LASSN Many organisations in Leeds offer volunteering opportunities to asylum seekers and refugees. This throws up a number of different issues, especially around background checks, safeguarding, and what kind of volunteering is permitted for people who are subject to immigration control. Jon Beech from LASSN recently spoke at a VAL event and […]
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Basic Safeguarding Awareness for small community orgs, from VAL
Voluntary Action Leeds delivers a safeguarding children basics course within the community. This course was developed to enable people to learn about the basics of safeguarding before they went onto undertake more formal training, like the Level 1 course offered by the Leeds Safeguarding Children Board. This course has been well received in the […]
Safeguarding Adults Training
Apologies to all those who booked on the recent Safeguarding Adults with No Recourse to Public Funds training, that was cancelled at short notice. Changes in the way Leeds Safeguarding Adults Partnership are delivering their training mean that courses of this type will no longer be available. However we are informed that: Level 1 and 2 […]
DBS Checks – when was the last time you checked?
DBS checks are an important part of many organisations’ safeguarding arrangements. But when was the last time you checked if your volunteer or staff roles are DBS-able? Remember, it’s on offence to conduct a DBS check on role which does not require one. Here’s a helpful online tool to help you check. It’s written […]
Safeguarding Week – 17th – 23rd October 2016
Leeds Safeguarding Children Board are keen to hear about any safeguarding activities happening during Safeguarding Week – that week and they will publicise them – covers both adults and childrens’ with LSCB coordinating it all. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the work that you do to protect and safeguard the children, young people […]
Adult Safeguarding Awareness: people with no recourse to public funds – 22nd November 2016
Following the success of their first event in July, LASSN and Leeds Adult Safeguarding Board will be running Safeguarding Awareness Training a second time, 14:00 – 16:30 on 22nd November 2016. It provides a short introduction to safeguarding, with a particular focus on people at risk of harm or exploitation and who may also not have […]