Our Policies and Procedures
Organisation Overview
Help Bristol’s Homeless (HBH) is a registered charity. Charity number – 1181386
Our Trustees
Wayne Lewis | Chairman
Tom Allen
Elaine Randall
George Ferzoco
Peter Musgrove
Rodney Wilson
Andy Lawton
HBH is dedicated to providing a safe and secure environment for our staff, volunteers and the people who may engage with our service.
To do this, as an organisation we follow strict guidelines that are set within our policies and procedures.
What’s the difference between policies and procedures?
Policies and procedures clarify what our organisation wants to do and how to do it.
Policies
Policies are clear, simple statements of how we intend to conduct our services, actions or business. They provide a set of guiding principles to help us with decision making.
Procedures
Procedures describe how each policy will be put into action in our organisation. Each procedure should outline:
- Who will do what
- What steps they need to take
- Which forms or documents to use
Each of our policies and their accompanying procedures will vary between workplaces because they reflect the values, approaches and commitments of a specific area of our organisation.
Our policies and procedures
As a registered charity we believe that it’s important to be transparent in the manner in which we conduct our services, actions of our business.
The following policies and procedures are regularly reviewed and updated as Help Bristol’s Homeless develops.
Safeguarding
Everybody has the right to be safe no matter who they are or what their circumstances. Safeguarding is about protecting everyone from harm, abuse or neglect. This includes the residents and clients we work with, staff and volunteers.
Our approach to safeguarding includes clearly assessing risks and taking actions to mitigate these risks.
We believe that effective safeguarding also looks beyond traditional notions of harm and abuse, we also take into consideration health and safety, and other ways to ensure the health and wellbeing of our volunteers, residents and clients.
Data Protection
The Data Protection Act controls how we use, store, and dispose of; the personal information we collect from our residents, clients, staff and volunteers.
Data protection is the process by which we safeguard this important information from corruption, compromise or loss.
We take data protection very seriously and have strict guidelines that all our staff and volunteers must follow.
Data Protection and Data Security
Complaints
HBH is committed to providing a high-quality service to not just our residents and clients but also our staff, volunteers and the general public.
If we get something wrong, we need you to tell us about it. This will help us to improve our service and standards.
Equal Opportunities & Diversity
HBH Equal Opportunities & Diversity Statement
Our Website
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