Research Study Careers Search LSTM HomeAboutPolicies and ProceduresProtecting Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedure Protecting Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedure (including the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse) Safeguarding is the responsibility that organisations have to make sure that their staff, operations and programmes do no harm (Keeping Children Safe, 2014). Safeguarding is a term used to describe how we protect adults, children and young people from abuse or neglect. It is an important shared priority of many public facing services. Safeguarding is about protecting certain people who may be in vulnerable circumstances. These people may be at risk of abuse or neglect due to the actions (or inactions) of another person/organisation. In these cases, it is vital that organisations work together to identify people at risk and put steps in place to help prevent abuse or neglect (Office of the Public Guardian, 2017). The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine recognises its role in safeguarding and protecting beneficiaries, research participants, patients and communities with whom we have direct and indirect contact through our work and also in protecting any vulnerable staff, students, volunteers and other representatives We endorse and support the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (UN, 1948); the UN Convention on the Rights of The Child, (link is external) (opens in a new tab) (UNICEF, 1989); the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, (UN, 1993) and of the UN Global Compact (link is external) (opens in a new tab) (UN, 1997). We will develop our procedures and processes for safeguarding with due consideration of the following key standards: Inter-Agency Standing Committee Minimum Operating Standards on Prevention of Sexual (link is external) (opens in a new tab) Exploitation and Abuse (link is external) (opens in a new tab) (2008) Keeping Children Safe, International Child Safeguarding Standards (link is external) (opens in a new tab) (2014) The LSTM full policy and procedure on Protecting Children & Vulnerable Adults including the LSTM Safeguarding incident disclosure form are attached at the bottom of this page. Downloads LSTM Safeguarding incident disclosure form PDF 110.4 KB (opens in a new tab) Protecting Children & Vulnerable Adults Policy and Procedure V2, 2021 PDF 691.13 KB (opens in a new tab) Find us Find out about visiting us Contact us Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Pembroke Place Liverpool L3 5QA UK General: +44(0)151 705 3100 Well Travelled Clinic: 0151 705 3223 Fax: +44(0)151 705 3370 e-mail: info@lstmed.ac.uk Connect Facebook (opens in a new tab) YouTube (opens in a new tab) Twitter (opens in a new tab) LinkedIn (opens in a new tab) Cookies Disclaimer Privacy statement Sitemap Terms of use Modern Slavery Act Transparency Statement Criminal Finances Act 2017 Web Accessibility Statement Working Safely during COVID-19 DORA Freedom of information © 2021 LSTM Website by Manta Ray Media (opens in a new tab) We use necessary cookies to make our site work. There are other reasons for using cookies, for example, analytics that measure how you use the site that help up improve the site. These other kinds of cookies will only be used if you accept.For more information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page. (opens in a new tab) View more info Necessary cookies Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions. Analytics cookies We would like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. For more information about these cookies, see our Cookies page. Other cookies We would like to set other cookies ... For more information about these cookies, see our Cookies page. Save preferences Accept all cookies