The definition of safeguarding used in the Children Act 2004,  and in the government guidance document “Working together  to safeguard children” can be summarised as: 

• protecting children and young people from maltreatment • preventing impairment of children and young people’s  health or development 
• ensuring that children and young people are growing up in  circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and  effective care 
• undertaking that role so as to enable those children and  young people to have optimum life chances and to enter  adulthood successfully. 

The Governors of Chapel Street Infants and Nursery ensure  that safeguarding is of paramount importance especially in  relation to Safer Recruitment, Vetting, Barring and Disclosure. 

4 Governors are trained specifically in “Safer Recruitment”  and have regular refresher training. 

Volunteers require appropriate CRB DBS checks.  Staff have mandatory Enhanced CRB DBS checks.