Intimate & Personal Care Policy & Procedures
Please note this policy is currently being reviewed
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Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Principles of Intimate Care when working with young people and adults
- 3. Definitions within the Intimate and Personal care policy & Procedures
- 4. People involved in creating an Individual Support Plan – definition of role
- 5. Creating an Individual Support Plan for young people
- 6. Creating a Personal Care Plan for Adult Volunteers
- 7. Intimate & personal care: Support Practices
- 8. Guidance on who can provide intimate or personal care support
- 9. Guidance for Appointments
- 10. Training & Validation
- 11. Specific Safeguarding Considerations
- 12. Further Resources
- 13. Review
- Appendix
Introduction
The Scouts are committed to developing and supporting a diverse organisation and understand our responsibility to ensure that wherever possible anyone wishing to participate or volunteer within Scouts should be able to do so in a safe and supportive environment, where every individual is treated with dignity and respect.