• Pleasure flights
• Our volunteer ponies
• Equal opportunities policy
• Child protection philosophy
• Child protection policy
• Regulation with regard to street
collections
Our Founder Trustee, Simon Barnard, has agreed that children who are terminally ill and who have expressed a desire to fly will be taken on short pleasure trips. The aircraft belongs personally to Simon, and he is prepared to sacrifice some of his spare time to take children flying. Should you know of any children and their families that would benefit from this experience please contact us and we will do whatever we can to accommodate them. Simon is a fully qualified pilot and the plane is fully insured and completely airworthy.
We are fortunate enough to own 4 little Shetland ponies which are stabled at one of our co-ordinators stables. They are a tremendous help with our fundraising efforts and we take great pride in them. Children love to pet the ponies, and, as we are fully insured and the ponies are muzzled, we are able to allow this with our ponies.
See our photo gallery for details
The Phoenix Children’s Foundation policy states that no person seeking
employment either paid or unpaid will be discriminated against on the grounds
of race colour religion age gender marital status nationality or any other
justifiable reason.
It is agreed that anyone requesting help from the foundation will not be discriminated against for any of these reasons
It is expected that anyone working within the organization recognizes the
role they have to play in the provision of positive ethics.
The U.N. convention of the rights of the child is identified as the basis
of our child protection policy. This policy makes clear that all children
have equal rights to protection and will not be discriminated against on
any grounds. Children will be listened to and respected as individuals and
any disciplinary measures will always be non violent.
Policies/Procedures
a) A person is designated to ensure implementation of the policy
b) The policies are consistent with international standards.
Good Practice
a) There is a code of conduct
b) Expected standards of behaviour of adults towards children
c) The consequences of breaking the code are clearly defined
d) There is a recruiting procedure in place for anyone liable to come in
to contact with children
e) Well publicized ways in which any concerns about inappropriate behaviour
can be reported
Implementation
a) Clear guidance for staff and volunteers
b) Policy must be culturally sensitive
c) An induction process for all staff/volunteers with instruction on how
to recognize signs of abuse
d) A plan showing the steps taken to safeguard children
Monitoring
a) Policies are reviewed at regular intervals
b) Processes in place to consult with children and parents/carers
c) All incidents of alleged abuse are recorded and monitored
Information
a) Children are made aware of their right to protection
b) Contact details are readily available for child protection services such
as social services police etc.
c) Everyone in the organization is made aware of the relevant designated
child protection person and how to contact them.
The Phoenix Children’s Foundation is concerned with the wellbeing
of children and young people involved with this organization. In recognition
of the responsibility of each member of the society to prevent the physical,
sexual or emotional abuse of children, and to report any discovered or suspected
abuse. The Phoenix Children’s Foundation will adopt the following
policies:
1 All staff and volunteers will be required to undergo the Criminal Records Bureau check procedure
2 No staff or volunteers who have been convicted or received a formal caution concerning an offence against children as listed in the First Schedule of the Children and Young People’s Act 1933; or has been convicted of or has received a formal police caution concerning sexual offences against children and young people shall be allowed to work with young children within or on behalf of the foundation.
3 The foundation will plan its work to minimize situations where abuse of children may occur.
4 Through ongoing supervision and training staff and volunteers the foundation will ensure the staff and volunteers will interact with children and young people in an appropriate way and that they are clear on the process they need to undertake if they discover or suspect abuse.
5 The foundation will appoint a named person to take overall responsibility
for monitoring the Child Protection Policy, disseminate information about
child protection issues to colleagues and be the first point of contact
for child protection issues. This individual will be aware of the steps
that need to be taken following any issues that are brought to them which
may include a referral to the Social Services Child Protection Team.
6 All would-be staff and volunteers must provide at least one reference
who will support their suitability for involvement in the work of the foundation
Most council’s have a schedule covering the regulations of their
particular council towards street collections. This is the Phoenix Children’s
Foundation version of such regulations and should be adhered to at all times
by our volunteers. Anyone found breaking these regulations will be asked
to stop collecting immediately.
All collections should satisfy all of these regulations.
1. No collection shall be made in any street or public place unless the promoter has obtained a council permit.
2. No collector shall be made in a manner likely to inconvenience or annoy
any person
3. Whilst collecting a collector shall
a) remain stationary
b) collectors shall not be nearer to each other than 25mtrs
c) Every collector shall carry a box which should be sealed to prevent them
being opened by anyone other than the authorized promoter.
d) All monies received from the public shall be placed immediately into
the collecting box
4. The collection shall only be made on the day and between the hours indicated on the permit
5. All collectors should display their I.D badges clearly and the promoter
should have the permit on his/her person should an official wish to inspect
such permit.
6. No promoter or anyone connected with the collection shall permit a person
under the age of 16yrs to act as a collector unless that person is with
and under the charge of a person who has attained that age.
7. No payment shall be made to any collector out of the proceeds of the
collection either directly or indirectly.
8. Within one month of the date of the collection the person to whom the permit was granted shall forward the returns and collection breakdown certified by a qualified accountant to the relevant council.
These regulations are to be taken as an addendum to all local council’s regulations, and not as a replacement.
The Phoenix Childrens Foundation.
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