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Perform in Perth

Scottish Charity Number: SC010789
Affiliated to the British & International Federation of Festivals of Music, Dance and Speech.
Patron: Her Majesty the Queen
 
 

Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy


1. PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF ORGANISATION

The Objects of the Association are:-

To advance, promote and encourage generally by means of competition Festivals, the study and practice of the Arts of Music, Dancing, Elocution, Literature and Acting.

To promote and conduct concerts, lectures and such other educational enterprises as may tend to the attainment of any of the Objects of the Association.

To co-operate or affiliate with other musical enterprises in Great Britain and Ireland, including the British Federation of Festivals for music, Dance and Speech.

To receive subscriptions, donations and other payments for the general Objects of the Association, and to expend or dispose of the same as the Association may deem fit.

To borrow, raise or secure payment of such sums of money as the Association in General Meeting may resolve.

To invest or deal with the funds of the Association in such manner as may from time to time be decided.

To do all such other things as are considered by the Association to be incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects hereinbefore stated or any of them.

2. THE FESTIVAL ENVIRONMENT

It is the policy of the Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association to inform parents, guardians, carers and teachers and involve them in partnership with us in order to ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, a safe environment at the festival.

The Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association is organised entirely by volunteers.

3. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO:-

This policy applies to

(a) Children, i.e. any person under the age of 18 years

(b) Vulnerable Adults who are identified to the organisers prior to their arrival at the festival.

In recognising the needs of children from minority ethnic groups and children who have special needs, the Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association actively seeks to meet needs notified to them by parents, guardians, carers and/or teachers.

All contact under this Section should be by contacting The Secretary.

4. FESTIVAL PERSONNEL

Festival Personnel fall into four categories:-

a) Committee Members

b) Stewards

c) Adjudicators

d) Accompanists

Committee Members are elected at the Annual General Meeting. Additional Members may be co-opted at any time. Stewards are appointed by the Committee from volunteers. Adjudicators and accompanists are appointed by the Committee from known and qualified individuals.

All personnel will wear colour coded photographic identification to ensure children, vulnerable adults and those responsible for them can contact the right people.

Every problem identified to Festival Personnel will be taken seriously and will be properly documented and dealt with.

5. PREPARATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE FESTIVAL

Where parents/guardians/carers are not attending personally with their children, this Policy requires them to be satisfied that their children will be accompanied to the festival and adequately supervised by responsible adults acting on THEIR behalf.

6. PERFORMANCE AREAS AND CHANGING AREAS

The Changing Areas are NOT supervised. Access to these areas will be restricted to performers and adults accompanying them. There are separate areas available for male and female adults accompanying children and vulnerable adults.

The Performance Areas (the stage and practice areas) are stewarded.

7. STILL AND MOVING IMAGES and PRESS PHOTOGRAPHY

It is the intention of this Policy to reach a balance between those who wish to have a record of a relative’s performance and those who do not wish their relative’s image recorded. The Association have a duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent the potential misuse of recorded material, including breaches of the copyright laws. For the purposes of Section 7, the ethos behind the Supporting Legislation (See 8 below) applies to Vulnerable Adults as well as children.

Bona fide Press Photographers attend, when available, and take photographs for possible publication.

8. SUPPORTING LEGISLATION

The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003; Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003; Children (Scotland) Act 1995; Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007

9. POLICY REVIEW

This Policy will be constantly reviewed to reflect changing legislation and good practice.

10. ADOPTION OF POLICY

This policy was adopted at a Committee Meeting of the Perthshire Musical (Competition) Festival Association on Friday 17 September 2004 and updated on Friday 6 June 2008.