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Safeguarding
Keeping children and adults safe is part of everything we do.
HOME / SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding
Keeping children and adults safe is part of everything we do.
Our commitment
BLOT is committed to safeguarding children and adults who may be at risk. Our staff and volunteers follow BLOT’s safeguarding procedures if anything suggests that a child or adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation or a significant risk of harm.
Safeguarding sits across all of our services, not as a separate service. Volunteers in relevant roles are checked and trained.
IF SOMEONE IS IN DANGER
Call 999 now
BLOT is not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger or there is a life-threatening emergency, call 999. If you need urgent medical or mental health support that is not a life-threatening emergency, contact NHS 111. You can also use our support directory to find specialist services.
Our commitment
BLOT is committed to safeguarding children and adults who may be at risk. Our staff and volunteers follow BLOT’s safeguarding procedures if anything suggests that a child or adult may be experiencing abuse, neglect, exploitation or a significant risk of harm.
Safeguarding sits across all of our services, not as a separate service. Volunteers in relevant roles are checked and trained.
IF SOMEONE IS IN DANGER
Call 999 now
BLOT is not an emergency service. If you or someone else is in immediate danger or there is a life-threatening emergency, call 999. If you need urgent medical or mental health support that is not a life-threatening emergency, contact NHS 111. You can also use our support directory to find specialist services.
WHAT IS SAFEGUARDING?
Protecting people from harm
Safeguarding means protecting children, and adults who may be at risk, from abuse and neglect, and acting quickly if we’re worried. Abuse can happen anywhere, and the person causing harm can be someone they know.
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Physical abuse
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Emotional or psychological abuse
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Sexual abuse
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Financial abuse
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Neglect and self-neglect
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Domestic abuse
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Exploitation, including modern slavery
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Discrimination
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Abuse within organisations
WHAT IS SAFEGUARDING?
Protecting people from harm
Safeguarding means protecting children, and adults who may be at risk, from abuse and neglect, and acting quickly if we’re worried. Abuse can happen anywhere, and the person causing harm can be someone they know.
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Physical abuse
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Emotional or psychological abuse
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Sexual abuse
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Financial abuse
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Neglect and self-neglect
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Domestic abuse
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Exploitation, including modern slavery
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Discrimination
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Abuse within organisations
RAISE A CONCERN
Worried about a child or adult?
AT BLOT
Tell us
Speak to any of the team at a Hub, or contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead.
📞 Jo Rusbridge
0800 009 6409
hello@blotcic.org
AN ADULT AT RISK
Cornwall Council Adult Social Care
Report a concern about an adult by phone or using the council’s online safeguarding referral.
A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON
Multi Agency Support & Safeguarding Hub (MASSH)
For immediate worries about a child or young person’s safety in Cornwall.
Isles of Scilly residents should contact the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
RAISE A CONCERN
Worried about a child or adult?
AT BLOT
Tell us
Speak to any of the team at a Hub, or contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead.
📞 Jo Rusbridge
0800 009 6409
hello@blotcic.org
AN ADULT AT RISK
Cornwall Council Adult Social Care
Report a concern about an adult by phone or using the council’s online safeguarding referral.
A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON
Multi Agency Support & Safeguarding Hub (MASSH)
For immediate worries about a child or young person’s safety in Cornwall.
Isles of Scilly residents should contact the Council of the Isles of Scilly.
WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE AT BLOT?
Tell us straight away
If you’re worried about how a member of staff, volunteer or partner has behaved, tell our Designated Safeguarding Lead or a BLOT director. We take every concern seriously. Staff and volunteers can also use our whistleblowing procedure.
Director contact: Tracie Raynolds, independent Board Safeguarding Director – tracie@blotcic.org
HOW WE KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
What we do
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People in roles that need it are checked, including DBS checks.
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Staff and volunteers get safeguarding training.
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We have a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a lead director.
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Partners using our Hubs agree how safeguarding will work first.
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We ask for written consent before using photos or stories.
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We don’t assess risk through online forms. If someone needs urgent help, we point them to the right service.
WORRIED ABOUT SOMEONE AT BLOT?
Tell us straight away
If you’re worried about how a member of staff, volunteer or partner has behaved, tell our Designated Safeguarding Lead or a BLOT director. We take every concern seriously. Staff and volunteers can also use our whistleblowing procedure.
Director contact: Tracie Raynolds, independent Board Safeguarding Director – tracie@blotcic.org
HOW WE KEEP PEOPLE SAFE
What we do
✓
People in roles that need it are checked, including DBS checks.
✓
Staff and volunteers get safeguarding training.
✓
We have a Designated Safeguarding Lead and a lead director.
✓
Partners using our Hubs agree how safeguarding will work first.
✓
We ask for written consent before using photos or stories.
✓
We don’t assess risk through online forms. If someone needs urgent help, we point them to the right service.
OUR POLICIES
Policies are reviewed every year. BLOT is the trading name of Bugle Library of Things CIC.
OUR POLICIES
Policies are reviewed every year. BLOT is the trading name of Bugle Library of Things CIC.