Key Policies
All City of Sanctuary UK groups must have a Safeguarding Policy and Complaints Policy suited to their activities and with a named lead whose contact details have been provided to City of Sanctuary UK and are clearly visible on any group website hosted on the main City of Sanctuary UK website.
Guidance on the two Key Policies that all City of Sanctuary groups are required to have in place can be found below:
Other Policies
Groups must ensure they have all the key policy documents in order to fulfill all their legal, statutory and regulatory obligations. The policies required will be specific to each group but, in addition to a Safeguarding Policy and Complaints Policy, we would strongly recommend groups have the policy documents below in place (where applicable):
- Volunteering (incl. expenses)
- Health and Safety
- Finance
- Data Protection
- Conflict of Interest
- Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
- Anti-racism
- Employer policies (incl. HR / finance / grievance and disciplinary etc.) if applicable
The Resource Centre and NCVO have lots of template policies and guidance. We also recommend that you contact your local CVS or Volunteer Centre for advice about policies and procedures for your group.
If you need further support, please contact your regional coordinator directly or via [email protected].