Charity trustees’ responsibilities

How can trustees work with managers to keep children and young people safe and deliver safe services?

Safeguarding duties apply to any charity that is working with or has contact with children or young people. This includes the board of charity trustees who also have a responsibility for keeping children safe.

• the role and responsibilities of a charity trustee
• the key to good governance in a charity
• the importance of complying with legislation and guidance around keeping children safe 
• top tips to ensure charity trustees and managers are working well and playing an active role in safeguarding.  

• Host – Chris Cloke, former Head of Safeguarding in Communities at the NSPCC
• Cate Meredith, Senior Consultant for NSPCC’s Safeguarding in Communities team
• Kathy Evans, CEO of Children England