Our commitment to child safety

The TAC is committed to being a child safe organisation.

The TAC prioritises the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Children and young people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences have the right to be safe and feel safe in any environment.

The TAC is committed to a culture that does not tolerate child abuse, neglect or exploitation and will work actively towards preventing it.

The TAC’s policies, practices, systems, dedication to learning and development enables both the organisation and its representatives to fulfil this commitment. The TAC will take all concerns relating to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people seriously, and respond promptly, sensitively and in line with all legislative obligations.

The TAC acknowledges the importance of listening to, and engaging the views of children, young people and their families and the significant value they bring to the organisation.

This is an ongoing commitment underpinned by TAC’s approach to continuous improvement.

Children and young people’s right to safety

All children and young people have rights, no matter who they are. This includes the right to be safe and feel safe and to have their say about decisions that impact them.

Being safe means children and young people are free from abuse, harassment, discrimination or inappropriate behaviour. Feeling safe means they are comfortable in the places where they spend time and trust the adults around them.

Children and young people have a right to:

• be safe and feel safe wherever they are.
• expect that the adults around them are keeping them safe.
• be given information about how to raise a safety concern.
• be listened to and for action to be taken if they have a safety concern.