MVDC has a responsibility to safeguard all children and vulnerable adults.
Should you have any concerns or received allegations about the safeguarding of any children or vulnerable adults, please read the policy and procedure below. For advice you can contact:
- Rachel O’Reilly, MVDC’s Lead Safeguarding Officer
- Kirsty Jones
- Stuart Cole.
To report a concern please use the relevant online forms:
Report a concern regarding a child
This form goes to the Children’s Single Point of Contact (C-SPA) at Surrey County Council.
Report a concern regarding a vulnerable adult
This form goes to the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) at Surrey County Council.
Once submitted, a copy of the form will also be emailed to your own inbox and MVDC’s Safeguarding inbox.
Suicide Prevention – report a suicide risk
Phone the Surrey and Borders Mental Health Crisis Helpline – call 0800 9154644 (SMS for deaf and hard of hearing: 07717 989 024, SMS text relay: 644 (SMS for deaf and hard of hearing: 07717 989 024, SMS text relay: 18001 0800 915 4644). This helpline number is for professionals and the public.
All staff receive e-training on Safeguarding and those identified in jobs that require a higher level of training are required to attend more detailed training session/s and or complete e-learning.