Training Provider Name: Into Games
Date: 20 Aug 2025, Next Review Date: 20 Aug 2026
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL): Rose Tan, Head of Training, rose@intogames.org
Into Games Training Division is committed to providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all adult learners, staff, contractors, and volunteers. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. We aim to protect learners from abuse, neglect, exploitation, radicalisation, and harm.
This policy sets out how we meet our statutory duties under:
- The Care Act 2014
- Keeping Children Safe in Education (as appropriate to adult learners)
- Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018, updated 2023)
- Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Prevent Duty)
- Local safeguarding and Prevent frameworks
This policy applies to:
- All learners (18+) enrolled on Into Games training programmes.
- All staff, including contractors, sessional trainers, and volunteers.
- All visitors or partner organisations engaged with our provision.
The DSL has lead responsibility for safeguarding and Prevent. They will:
- Be the first point of contact for safeguarding concerns.Liaise with local safeguarding boards and Prevent coordinators.
- Ensure staff, trainers, and volunteers are trained and aware of safeguarding procedures.
- Maintain records securely and confidentially.
All trainers, contractors, and volunteers must:
- Complete safeguarding and Prevent awareness training.
- Report concerns immediately to the DSL.
- Maintain professional boundaries at all times.
Into Games organisation leaders will:
- Ensure the policy is implemented and reviewed annually.
- Provide oversight and challenge regarding safeguarding practice.
An adult at risk is defined in the Care Act 2014 as someone aged 18 or over who:
- Has needs for care and support
- Is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect,
- Is unable to protect themselves as a result.
Types of abuse include (but are not limited to): physical, sexual, emotional, neglect, financial, discriminatory, organisational, domestic abuse, modern slavery, self-neglect.
We recognise our duty under the Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism.” - We will:
- Train all staff, trainers, and volunteers to recognise signs of radicalisation.
- Provide learners with a safe environment to discuss controversial issues.
- Report Prevent concerns to the DSL, who will escalate to local Prevent coordinators.
- All staff, contractors, and volunteers will be subject to appropriate vetting and referencing.
- Enhanced DBS checks will be carried out where required.
- All trainers, contractors, and volunteers will complete safeguarding and Prevent induction.
- Refresher training will be provided annually.
- Any safeguarding or Prevent concern must be reported immediately to the DSL.
- If a learner is at immediate risk, call 999.
- The DSL will decide whether to make a referral to external agencies.
- NSPCC Helpline – 0808 800 5000 / help@nspcc.org.uk (for advice or reporting concerns)
- Childline – 0800 1111 (for children and young people)
- Samaritans – 116 123 (for anyone in emotional distress)
- Police (UK) – 999 (immediate danger) or 101 (non-emergency)
- Prevent National Helpline: 020 7340 7264
Report online material: www.gov.uk/report-terrorism
- Records of safeguarding concerns will be kept securely and only shared on a need-to-know basis.
- Learners will be informed if information needs to be shared, unless doing so would place them at greater risk.
This policy will be reviewed annually, or sooner if legislation or local procedures change.
