Useful Links

This page will be updated and added to on a regular basis so please come back to see the most up to date information.

We also provide links to:

Safeguarding and protecting people for charities and trustees - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/safeguarding-duties-for-charity-trustees

Advice for English and Welsh Trustees says: Any harm that results from the charity’s work(to people, property or the environment) must not outweigh the benefit. You must also base this on evidence and not your personal views. National Council for Voluntary Organisations.

Responsibilities of a lead trustee for safeguarding | NCVO

https://www.ncvo.org.uk/help-and-guidance/safeguarding/specialist-guides/certain-roles/trustees/lead-responsibilities/

Find my Safeguarding training tool: https://thirtyoneeight.org/what-training-do-i-need/

Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse book:

Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse: Creating Healthy Christian Culture – Thirtyone:eight (thirtyone-eight-charity.myshopify.com)

GIRFEC guide for third sector

https://www.gov.scot/publications/girfec-evaluating-wellbeing-guide/documents/

Information of Physical Discipline - childlawadvice.org.uk

Everyone’s Invited (website sharing stories of sexual assault in schools – content warning):

https://www.everyonesinvited.uk/

National Online Safety website and app:

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/

Information about Online Safety Act 2023:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-children-and-adults-to-be-safer-online-as-world-leading-bill-becomes-law

Scottish Government Initiative ‘Parent Club’

https://www.parentclub.scot/topics/online-safety

The Promise for Scotland Churches

https://thepromise.scot/

Innovate Project: Extra Familial Risks:

https://theinnovateproject.co.uk/about-the-project/extra-familial-risks/

CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Mind the Gap: Visuals on injuries and illnesses on black and brown skin (medical resources):

https://www.blackandbrownskin.co.uk/mindthegap

Lucy Faithfull Article Sibling Sexual Abuse (Scotland)

https://www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk/featured-news/preventing-sibling-sexual-abuse-what-does-research-tell-us-.htm