Everyone here has a part in making this a good place to be. Most of the time that means the ordinary things: being decent to each other, and saying something when it does not sit right.
This page explains what to do if something worries you, who sees it and what happens afterwards. It applies to the community space, to any Hub event and to anything you come across through us.
What Counts as a Concern
Anything that makes you think somebody could be at risk of harm. It might be aimed at you, or it might be something you have noticed happening to somebody else. It might be here in the community space, at an event, or something elsewhere that you have come to know about.
A hunch is enough. You do not have to be certain, work out whether it is serious or have any evidence. Telling us what is on your mind is the whole job, and working out the rest is ours.
How to Tell Us
Use the form below. It goes straight to Rural Media’s Designated Safeguarding Lead. You can put as much or as little in it as you want to, and you can use it about yourself or about someone else.
If you would rather say it to a person, tell any member of the Hub team and they will pass it on the same way.
What Happens Next
The Designated Safeguarding Lead reads it and records it on our safeguarding system. They decide what needs to happen, which in many cases is a quiet conversation and nothing more.
Where it is the right thing to do, it is referred on to Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care or the police. If your concern is about a member of our own staff or a freelancer, it is handled the same way and our whistleblowing procedure applies.
You will not get into trouble for raising something in good faith. That holds even if it turns out there was nothing in it, which happens and is fine.
If Someone Is in Immediate Danger
Call 999 first. Then tell us when you are able to, so we can do our part.
The Policy Behind This
All of this comes from Rural Media’s Safeguarding Policy for Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults. It covers young people up to 25, and adults beyond that where someone may be at risk, so the same duty of care applies here as in any workshop we run.