Safeguarding Policy Statement
The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.
In our work we meet many children and adults who are potentially at risk for a variety of reasons. We aim to create a safe environment in which no child or adult will experience harm or exploitation during their contact with us.
We will, where reasonably practicable, follow relevant UK and International laws and standards, as well as ensuring local legal compliance.
The British Council is committed to:
- valuing, respecting, and listening to children and adults, maintaining confidentiality, and acting proportionately.
- maintaining strong safeguarding systems, to reduce risk and manage situations where abuse and harm could occur.
- share best practice and information regarding safeguarding concerns with relevant parties, involving children and adults where appropriate.
- conducting thorough assessments where abuse is suspected or has occured.
We require all staff to ensure their behaviour is consistent with this policy. We also require that clients, customers, partners, and suppliers are made aware of this global policy statement and operate within it.
We will provide adequate and appropriate resources to implement this policy and will ensure it is communicated throughout the organisation and understood by all staff.
For any queries and concerns, you can write to us directly at safeguardingbd@britishcouncil.org.