Policies & Toolkits

When you apply for grant funding, you will sometimes be required to have a number of policies.

Templates and guidance for various policies are attached below. If you have any questions on adopting these policies please contact an Arts Development Officer for help and advice.

Please note that all of these templates are given as a guideline only and you must make them appropriate to your organisation.

Please ensure that any new policies that you adopt are voted on and accepted by your board and signed by board members. You will also need to state within your policies when they will be reviewed. The usual timetable for reviewing policies is every one to three years.

Equal Opportunities Policy Template:

Equality Policy statement template (25KB)

For more information on equality and diversity go to: http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5145172

Child Protection Guidelines:

CRB Check:

If you need to run a CRB check for a volunteer or member of staff, these can be done for you by the Community Council of Shropshire or Shropshire Housing Alliance. Please note these organisations will charge an adminstration fee for this service, for volunteer CRB checks as well as paid staff.

Please contact:

Lisa Darkin, Voluntary Sector Support Officer

Community Council of Shropshire

Email: Lisa.Darkin@shropshire-rcc.gov.uk

Tel: 01743 237 881

Linda Boulton,

CRB Processing, Shropshire Housing Alliance

Direct Line: 01691672689

Fax: 01691659656

Email: l.boulton@shalliance.org.uk

Please note that Shropshire Council no longer provide this service.

Child Protection Guidelines (43.5KB)

Keeping arts safe (394KB) Protection of children, young people and vunlerable adults involved in arts activities

SAFEGUARDING Useful Numbers:

Stay Safe Helpdesk (Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin): 0345 6789008 / 01952 385700

Helpdesk (Vunlerable Adults): 0345 6789005

Shropshire Emergancy Duty team: (After 5pm & weekends): 0345 6789005

NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800500

Childline: 0800 1111

Papyrus Hopeline Uk (young suicide prevention): 0800 0684141

Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000247

West Mercia Police: 0300 3333000

What to do if.......You are concerned a young person or vunlerable adult may be at risk

Contact the Stay Safe Helpdesk for advice and guidance
Make and keep a record of your concerns and forward to the Safeguarding team
Discuss your concerns with the young person if appropriate

What to do if.....A young person or vunlerable adult accuses you or another member of staff of abuse

Contact the Safeguarding team for advice and guidance
Make and keep a record of the accusation and actions taken and forward to the Safeguarding team.

For more information on Child Protection go to: Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board

Health and Safety Guidelines:

Health and safety guidance (715.46KB)

For more information on Health and Safety go to: http://www.hse.gov.uk/index.htm

Constitution:

Constitution Template (29.5KB)

Model constitution - unincorporated association for charitable arts organisations

doc Model Constitution for charitable arts organisations (168KB)