Safeguarding

Safeguarding

It is unacceptable for a child, or adult at risk of harm, to experience abuse and/or harm of any kind. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council recognises its responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all individuals by making a commitment to protect them as far as is reasonably practicable – within our premises, when receiving a service or participating in one of our programmes.

In October 2015, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council adopted its new Child Safeguarding Policy and Child Safeguarding Code of Practice.

This was followed in January 2016 by the adoption of the Adult Safeguarding Policy and Code of Practice by the Council.

All documents can be downloaded from the related files section on this webpage:

Child Safeguarding Policy

Child Safeguarding Code of Practice

Adult Safeguarding Policy

Adult Safeguarding Code of Practice

Within each Code of Practice there is specific guidance for Members of the Public, Council Staff and Contractors. As part of this guidance, there have been information leaflets developed for each grouping. These can be downloaded below:

Child Safeguarding Information Leaflets

Members of the Public

Contractors

Council Staff

Adult Safeguarding Information Leaflets

Members of the Public

Contractors

Council Staff

Designated Safeguarding Officers (Fermanagh and Omagh District Council)

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has four Designated Safeguarding Officers. If you have a safeguarding concern, in relation to a Council service, programme, facility or venue, you can report it to one of these Officers.

Other Contacts which you may feel useful with regards to safeguarding include:

PSNI Child Abuse Investigation Unit
Omagh PSNI Station
1 Derry Road
Omagh
BT78 5DR
Telephone: 101

Enniskillen South West Acute Hospital (Out of Hours)
124 Irvinestown Road
Drumcoo
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
BT74 6DN
Telephone: 028 6638 2000

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline (24 hours, Freephone)
Helpline: 0800 800 5000
Telephone: 028 9035 1135
Textphone: 0800 056 0566

ChildLine (Northern Ireland) (24 hours, Freephone)
Freephone: 0800 1111
Telephone: 028 9032 7773

Education Authority for Northern Ireland
1 Hospital Road,
Omagh
County Tyrone
BT79 0AW
Telephone: 028 8241 1411

Family Intervention Centre – Enniskillen
2 Coleshill Road
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
BT74 7HG
Telephone: 028 6634 4000

Family Intervention Centre – Omagh
Unit 4 Bankmore Business Park
Bankmore Road
Omagh
County Tyrone
BT79 0BE
Telephone: 028 8225 4500

Sport NI
House of Sport
Upper Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5LA
Telephone: 028 9038 1222