3.5 As councillors only have £3,000 to allocate per year, you may be awarded less than you have applied for. How would this affect your proposals? For example, if you were planning an outing for 50 people, could you still do one for 30 people with less money? Check with your local county councillor if your proposals meet his / her priorities. Lancashire County Council guidance notes on the policy for working with children and/or vulnerable adults 4.1 Lancashire County Council's Definition of 'vulnerable adults'. Who is a vulnerable The new definition of regulated activity relating to adults no longer labels adults as Instead, the definition identifies the activities which, if any adult requires ‘vulnerable’. them, lead to that adult being considered vulnerable at that particular time. This means that the focus is on the activities required by the adult and not on the setting in which the activity is received, nor on the personal characteristics or circumstances of the adult receiving the activities. There is also no longer a requirement for a person to do the activities a certain number of times before they are engaging in regulated activity. Here are six categories of people who will fall within the new definition of regulated activity (and so will anyone who provides day to day management or supervision of those people). A broad outline of these categories is set out below. For more information please see the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Providing health care Providing personal care Providing social work Assistance with cash, bills and/or shopping Assistance in the conduct of a person’s own affairs Conveying 4.2 Lancashire County Council operates a spot check procedure which may require you to provide further evidence at a later date such as proof of staff/volunteer Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and clearance. If your application does involve working with children and/or in Regulated activity with adults you will need to ensure you have met all the requirements detailed below. If an application is for funding to support working directly with children and/or vulnerable adults, then an organisation must be able to provide the following:
3.5 As councillors only have £3,000 to allocate per year, you may be awarded less than you have applied for. How would this affect your proposals? For example, if you were planning an outing for 50 people, could you still do one for 30 people with less money? Check with your local county councillor if your proposals meet his / her priorities. Lancashire County Council guidance notes on the policy for working with children and/or vulnerable adults 4.1 Lancashire County Council's Definition of 'vulnerable adults'. Who is a vulnerable The new definition of regulated activity relating to adults no longer labels adults as ‘vulnerable’. Instead, the definition identifies the activities which, if any adult requires them, lead to that adult being considered vulnerable at that particular time. This means that the focus is on the activities required by the adult and not on the setting in which the activity is received, nor on the personal characteristics or circumstances of the adult receiving the activities. There is also no longer a requirement for a person to do the activities a certain number of times before they are engaging in regulated activity. Here are six categories of people who will fall within the new definition of regulated activity (and so will anyone who provides day to day management or supervision of those people). A broad outline of these categories is set out below. For more information please see the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Providing health care Providing personal care Providing social work Assistance with cash, bills and/or shopping Assistance in the conduct of a person’s own affairs Conveying 4.2 Lancashire County Council operates a spot check procedure which may require you to provide further evidence at a later date such as proof of staff/volunteer Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks and clearance. If your application does involve working with children and/or in Regulated activity with adults you will need to ensure you have met all the requirements detailed below. If an application is for funding to support working directly with children and/or vulnerable adults, then an organisation must be able to provide the following:
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