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A Safe Space
Girlguiding UK has:
A Safety and Safeguarding Policy
Statement
Code of Conduct for all Adult
Volunteers
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Girlguiding UK wants its members to
• Have fun
• Enjoy adventurous activities
• Learn new skills and games
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You can help ensure that
activities and the
environment are safe by
identifying potential hazards
and concerns in any place
you meet or visit
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How are we going to
achieve this?
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Risk Assessment:
• Buildings
• Meeting Places: indoors and outdoors
• Fire Safety
• Safety of the girls
• Safety of the adults
• Activities
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Safety of girls and adults:
• Before the meetings
• Ratios of adults to girls
• Inside the meeting place
• Outside the meeting place
• After the meetings
• Transporting girls
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Social Issues:
• Self esteem
• Eating disorders
• Alcohol/drug abuse
• Bullying
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Insurance:
• Activities
• Ratios
• Emergency procedures
• Specific activity rules and
appropriate ratios
• Accidents and incidents
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Abuse:
• Concerns from young members
• Suspected abuse
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Concerns and complaints:
• Within Guiding
• Outside Guiding
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New Media:
• Online
• Email
• Sharing photos/videos
• Social Networking