Safeguarding

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All staff have a duty of care to respond appropriately to any protection concerns relating to the young people we come into contact with.

Staff are here to listen to any concerns that you have for yourself or a fellow student
Staff will not make assumptions about whether harm/abuse has taken place
Staff want to reassure you and will be sensitive to any anxieties you have. Staff cannot guarantee confidentiality
Staff will have to pass on information to the relevant Safeguarding Co-ordinator or appropriate contact and ensure that you are kept safe
Staff will record everything you tell them and will keep you informed of what happens at every step of the process

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Safeguarding Policy

UHI Safeguarding Procedures

Safeguarding Referral Form

Staff may also wish to refer to the Responding to Disclosures of Gender Based Violence Guidance, where appropriate.

UHI Safeguarding Procedures

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Safeguarding leads at UHI

You can speak to any staff member if you have any concerns. However, staff with specific responsibility for Safeguarding at our campuses, learning centres, and residencies are:

Institution/Department	Safeguarding Lead	Safeguarding Deputies	Websites
UHI Argyll	Liz Richardson	Elaine Munro Kathryn Polley Meredyth Reynolds	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
UHI Inverness	Lindsay Snodgrass Heather Keyes	Louise Martin-Theyers Lynsey Mason Claire Kilburn-Young Kelly Blackmore Craig Lowther Iain King Nicola Quinn	UHI Inverness Student Support services
UHI Moray	Nicole Hyslop	Liz Masson Anne Mair	Student Support - Safeguarding
UHI North, West and Hebrides	Sophie Dunnett	Anne Maree Dykes Fiona Hamilton	Student Services - Safeguarding
UHI Orkney	Lynn Tait Derek Aiken		Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
UHI Perth	Deborah Lally	Gerald McLaughlin Scott Robertson	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
UHI Shetland	Michele Kerry	Kevin Briggs	Student Support - Safeguarding
HTC	Cathy Steed	Blair Gardner	Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig	Kathryn NicAoidh	Eilidh NicPhàidein	Student Support - Safeguarding
Scottish Association for Marine Science	Polly Crooks		Please speak to your local Student services team to find out more about Safeguarding.
UHI Central	Iain Morrison	Allie Scott Lyndsay Sutherland Kate Mawby	Contact safeguarding@uhi.ac.uk or visit UHI Central Safeguarding
UHI Residencies	Tim Skyrme		UHI Central Safeguarding

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Staff members may have Safeguarding Concerns for those in their personal life, or have experienced this in the past. Supporting this area of work can also have an emotional, and potentially upsetting, impact on staff. For further support, you may wish to contact your local HR Team and/or ask about Employee Assistance Programmes, or view our collection of external specialist support lines.