8.2 Safeguarding Concerns Related to WAGGGS Work
Explanation | A disclosure13 or information14 about harm or abuse that someone has experienced because of WAGGGS work. This includes WAGGGS events, international experiences, advocacy, online learning, volunteering, or a programme delivered in a contractedagreement with a MO. |
Process | Any harm and abuse that falls within the explanation above is a breach of this policy and should be reported and responded to in line with the principles in section 8.5. |
Response | It is a mandatory requirement that any concerns from a WAGGGS funded programme, activity or World Centre are reported to the relevant SFP or DSL, appropriately responded to and securely stored on the global safeguarding register. |
13 Safeguarding Disclosure: a process by which a person will let someone know that they are experiencing / have experienced abuse. Abuse can be disclosed directly – in a specifics statement; indirectly – by implying something is wrong either through statement or behaviour; or a nonverbal disclosure – writing letters, drawing pictures or trying to communicate something is wrong in any other non-verbal way
14 Information may refer to a singular act of harm and abuse or multiple instances. It may also relate to historical abuse, which must be taken as seriously as incidents that have recently occurred. It can also relate to a concern or incident that was witnessed or talked about by an individual.