We are committed to the protection and welfare of all adults and children who use our services. We believe that a culture of safety promotes positive engagement in the arts. Safeguarding means taking actions to promote and protect people’s human rights and their health and wellbeing, and giving people the means to protect themselves. We seek to ensure that no child or adult is disadvantaged in accessing and engaging with the arts. We respect the rights of all those who engage with the Arts Council to be protected, treated with respect, and be heard.
Effective safeguarding:
The Arts Council is obliged to ensure that those in receipt of funding, and whose work brings them into contact with children, are also meeting their obligations under legislation.
To assist in this, we have developed a Quality Assurance Framework to measure and evidence the compliance of funded organisations and artists.
Child safeguarding resources
A selection of guides, resources and training programmes.
Find out more – Child safeguarding resources
Adult safeguarding resources
A selection of guides, resources and training programmes.
Find out more – Adult safeguarding resources
Sector guides
A selection of Arts Council guides developed for the arts sector.
Find out more – Sector guidesResource materials to help develop and review dignity and respect at work policy and procedures.
This Dignity at Work programme and toolkit aims to impact change on the culture and practices of the arts and creative sectors in order to provide safer working conditions.
