CIMA Benevolent Fund – Safeguarding Policy

CIMA Benevolent Fund, all Association and CIMA staff and all volunteers acting on behalf of CIMA Benevolent Fund have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare and safety of adults at risk and of children with whom they come into contact in the course of this work. This includes protecting these individuals from abuse. This policy statement sets out procedures which must be followed in the event of either an applicant or beneficiary making a disclosure of abuse or suspicion by a member of staff or volunteer that an adult and/or child has been or is being abused. The same process and principles will also apply where there is an allegation of abuse by a beneficiary of a staff member or volunteer.