{"id":2766,"date":"2026-09-08T09:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/?page_id=2766"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:37:00","slug":"safeguarding-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/diogelu\/safeguarding-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_18_24 et_flex_column_18_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Safeguarding is a fundamental responsibility for everyone who works with or represents Gwynedd Council. \u00a0The Council is committed to ensuring that children, young people, and adults at risk are protected from abuse, neglect, exploitation, radicalisation, domestic abuse, and all forms of harm. \u00a0Every individual has the right to be safe, and the Council\u2019s priority is to create a safe environment across all services\u2014where harm is less likely to occur and where concerns are identified and acted upon quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The Safeguarding Policy sets out the arrangements, expectations, and procedures that guide all staff, elected members, and volunteers. \u00a0Although Social Services bears primary responsibility for responding to allegations or concerns regarding significant harm, safeguarding is a corporate duty shared across every department and service area.<\/p>\n<p>All staff members must act in accordance with the principles and procedures outlined in this policy, whether during working hours or otherwise.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_6_24 et_flex_column_6_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<a class=\"et_pb_icon_0 et_pb_icon et_clickable et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/SAFEGUARDING-POLICY.pdf\"><span class=\"et_pb_icon_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\ue059<\/span><\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":2664,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2847,"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2766\/revisions\/2847"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwefannau-cg-prawf2.gwynedd.llyw.cymru\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}