Safeguarding Statement

free! recovery policy statement on safeguarding
April 2025

Principles that we are committed to:

  • Free! Recovery is committed to the safeguarding of adults with care and support needs and promoting their well-being.
  • We recognise our shared responsibility to prevent and respond to all forms of abuse and neglect, including physical, sexual, emotional, psychological, financial, spiritual and discriminatory abuse and to report any concerns we discover, witness or suspect.
  • We value the dignity, autonomy, and rights of every adult, and will ensure our policies and practices reflect this commitment.
  • We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with adults with care and support needs.


We are committed to:

  • Following all statutory guidance and best practice in safeguarding adults, ensuring all staff and volunteers adhere to our safeguarding policy and procedures.
  • Implementing the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010 and all other relevant legislation.
  • Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work.
  • Ensuring that we are keeping up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding.
  • Supporting all in the organisation affected by abuse.


We recognise:

  • Adult Social Care has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about an adult with care and support needs.
  • Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.
  • Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility — we all play a role in creating a safe environment.

We will review this statement and our policy annually.

To view our full safeguarding policy, please visit our Safeguarding page on our website.

If there is a safeguarding concern relating to Free! Recovery’s online ministry, please direct your concerns to the Free! Recovery Safeguarding Coordinator, at

If there is a safeguarding concern relating to a Free! Recovery course being run by your local church, please contact the church authorities running or overseeing your Free! Recovery course as soon as possible and they should be able to assist you. If the issue is not dealt with or resolved satisfactorily, please direct your safeguarding concern as soon as possible to the appropriate local authorities and/or, if appropriate, the emergency services such as the local police.