Protecting people and safeguarding responsibilities should be a governance priority for all charities. It is a fundamental part of operating as a charity for the public benefit.

As part of fulfilling your trustee duties, whether working online or in person, you must take reasonable steps to protect from harm people who come into contact with your charity.

This includes:

• people who benefit from your charity’s work
• staff
• volunteers
• other people who come into contact with your charity through its work

10 actions trustee boards need to take to ensure good safeguarding governance

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More detailed information and advice can be found here