Safeguarding
SYP maintains the highest possible standards of safeguarding. SYP takes safeguarding, wellbeing and child protection very seriously and continually strengthen our guidelines and procedures in line with evolving national policies and best practice. This includes updating policies, training and support every two years.
The Scottish Youth Parliament is committed to safeguarding the well-being of all children and young people we work with, maintaining the highest standards across all our activities. We take our responsibility to promote safe practices and protect young people from harm, abuse and exploitation seriously.
Our safeguarding policies and procedures are informed by best and emerging practice, as well as national frameworks, particularly the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and GIRFEC.
We regularly review and strengthen our policies in line with evolving guidance, with full updates at least every two years. These provide a clear framework to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults, and support staff and volunteers to respond effectively, especially where there is heightened risk.
Staff and volunteers receive regular training to ensure they can carry out their responsibilities confidently, while enabling young people to participate in a way that is safe, inclusive and accessible.
Our key policies are linked below. Any young people involved with SYP or other stakeholders can ask for more information about our approach to safeguarding and wellbeing by contacting the SYP staff team.