Safeguarding & Child Protection Policy (including vulnerable adults)
Lancaster and Morecambe College has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of learners under the Education Act 2002.
‘Working together to Safeguard Children’ (2006) and ‘Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education (2007), published by the DFES, sets out Government guidance on safeguarding children and says that all staff in the education service, including those in further education Colleges should be aware of the need to alert the relevant services when they believe a child has been abused or is at risk of abuse.
Lancaster and Morecambe College recognises the contribution it can make to safeguard children and vulnerable adults. Members of staff and learners have a role to play in safeguarding their welfare and preventing their abuse.
Children are defined as those under the age of 18. Vulnerable adults are defined as over 18 with a reduced capacity to give consent to the disclosure of abuse allegations or suspicion due to a mental condition, disability or illness.
