Welcome

This toolkit has been developed to support Faith, Sporting, Voluntary and other Community Organisations in Calderdale to understand and meet their requirements in relation to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect.

Child: Anyone under the age of 18.

Adult at risk: Someone aged 18 or over whose need for care or support means they are (or may be) unable to protect themselves from the risk of, or the experience of abuse or neglect.

At any time, advice and support can and should be sought from the relevant Safeguarding Team or LADO using the contact details below:

For concerns relating to children:

Multi Agency Screening Team
Phone: 01422 393336
Website: Safeguarding Calderdale 

For concerns relating to adults:

Gateway to care
Phone: 01422 393000
Email: gatewaytocare@calderdale.gov.uk
Website: Safeguarding Calderdale

LADO contact details:

Email: ladoadmin@calderdale.gov.uk (secure inbox);
Phone: 01422 39405.

Out of hours contact details:

Phone: 01422 288000

The information in the main content of this toolkit reflects national requirements. In the Local Resource area, you will find additional information relevant to safeguarding in Calderdale. You should also refer to the local multi-agency safeguarding procedures:

You should also refer to the local multi-agency safeguarding procedures:

West Yorkshire Consortium Inter Agency Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedures

For adults:

Joint Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures

Note: The toolkit has not been designed to cover every eventuality or situation that your organisation may encounter. Neither does it provide detailed information about all of the additional requirements that may apply if your organisation is, for example, a charity or affiliated with a sporting body. When in doubt, always consult the relevant agency or body for guidance.

To provide feedback on the content of this toolkit, please contact Julia.caldwell@Calderdale.gov.uk.