Code of Practice
source - http://wdt6.co.uk/cchr/codeofpractice
Code Of Practice & Policy For Vulnerable Adults And Children
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall uphold integrity, impartiality and respect for persons, and shall seek to establish the highest ethical standards in their work. They will be dedicated to obtaining valid evidence, and they will ensure that investigations are carried out in keeping with the highest standards of integrity. They shall hold the interest and welfare of those in receipt of their services to be paramount at all times.
All CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in their professional and voluntary activities in a way that does not damage the interest of those individuals in receipt of their services.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall refrain from laying claim, directly or indirectly, to any medical or legal qualifications or affiliations they do not possess.
When receiving very serious complaints from vulnerable adults or children in respect of psychiatric treatment, CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall not attribute these complaints to the mental status assigned by the psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner.
Throughout its work, CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in a manner that does not bring the organisation or its members into disrepute.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of information acquired through their investigations, and to protect the privacy of individuals or organisations, about whom, information is collected or held.
Any records, or documents collected through CCHR UK investigations shall not be used publicly without the express written permission of the parties concerned.
CCHR shall only make audio, video, or photographic recordings of persons or documents (with the exception of recordings of public behaviour) with the express permission of those being recorded and to the subsequent conditions of access to it.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the security of any records or documents received from investigations, including those held on computer.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall, upon request, release information held on a vulnerable adult or child in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Information Commissioner and the Data Protection Act 1998.
CCHR UK shall seek the advice from professionals who act as Commissioners, and who advise the Commission on legal, mental health and human rights issues. In that respect, CCHR shall refer individuals, vulnerable adults, children or family members to competent doctors and legal professionals.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall not advise any person to stop taking any psychotropic drug or treatment, but if appropriate direct them to seek the advice and assistance of a competent medical doctor.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall obtain the express written permission of the parent or guardian prior to documenting any alleged misconduct of a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner who has been treating a child.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall ensure that any interview of a child is only conducted with the permission of a parent or guardian of the child, and only in the presence of a parent or guardian, or a responsible adult designated by a parent or guardian.
No CCHR UK staff or volunteer shall exploit any relationship or influence or trust which exists between colleagues, or those in receipt of their services.
No CCHR UK staff or volunteer shall allow their professional responsibilities or standards of practice to be diminished by considerations of religion, sex, race, age, nationality, party politics, social standing, class, sexual orientation, mental status, self-interest or other extraneous factors.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall refrain from contacting individuals when their physical or psychological condition, as a result of for example alcohol, drugs, illness or personal stress, is such that abilities or judgement are seriously impaired.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall bring allegations of misconduct by a professional colleague or volunteer to the attention of the relevant authorities, doing so without malice and with no breaches of confidentiality other than those necessary to ensure the proper investigatory processes are undertaken. All reasonable steps shall be taken to assist those authorities with their investigations.
All Trustees, staff and volunteers who work for CCHR UK shall be checked through the Criminal Records Bureau. Those responsible for the appointment of staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that persons who have been convicted of a crime shall not undertake work with children or vulnerable adults.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers are not permitted to accept money or gifts from any person who is seeking assistance or working directly with CCHR UK.
source - http://wdt6.co.uk/cchr/codeofpractice
Code Of Practice & Policy For Vulnerable Adults And Children
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall uphold integrity, impartiality and respect for persons, and shall seek to establish the highest ethical standards in their work. They will be dedicated to obtaining valid evidence, and they will ensure that investigations are carried out in keeping with the highest standards of integrity. They shall hold the interest and welfare of those in receipt of their services to be paramount at all times.
All CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in their professional and voluntary activities in a way that does not damage the interest of those individuals in receipt of their services.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall refrain from laying claim, directly or indirectly, to any medical or legal qualifications or affiliations they do not possess.
When receiving very serious complaints from vulnerable adults or children in respect of psychiatric treatment, CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall not attribute these complaints to the mental status assigned by the psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner.
Throughout its work, CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in a manner that does not bring the organisation or its members into disrepute.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of information acquired through their investigations, and to protect the privacy of individuals or organisations, about whom, information is collected or held.
Any records, or documents collected through CCHR UK investigations shall not be used publicly without the express written permission of the parties concerned.
CCHR shall only make audio, video, or photographic recordings of persons or documents (with the exception of recordings of public behaviour) with the express permission of those being recorded and to the subsequent conditions of access to it.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to safeguard the security of any records or documents received from investigations, including those held on computer.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall, upon request, release information held on a vulnerable adult or child in accordance with the conditions laid down by the Information Commissioner and the Data Protection Act 1998.
CCHR UK shall seek the advice from professionals who act as Commissioners, and who advise the Commission on legal, mental health and human rights issues. In that respect, CCHR shall refer individuals, vulnerable adults, children or family members to competent doctors and legal professionals.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall not advise any person to stop taking any psychotropic drug or treatment, but if appropriate direct them to seek the advice and assistance of a competent medical doctor.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall obtain the express written permission of the parent or guardian prior to documenting any alleged misconduct of a psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner who has been treating a child.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall ensure that any interview of a child is only conducted with the permission of a parent or guardian of the child, and only in the presence of a parent or guardian, or a responsible adult designated by a parent or guardian.
No CCHR UK staff or volunteer shall exploit any relationship or influence or trust which exists between colleagues, or those in receipt of their services.
No CCHR UK staff or volunteer shall allow their professional responsibilities or standards of practice to be diminished by considerations of religion, sex, race, age, nationality, party politics, social standing, class, sexual orientation, mental status, self-interest or other extraneous factors.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall refrain from contacting individuals when their physical or psychological condition, as a result of for example alcohol, drugs, illness or personal stress, is such that abilities or judgement are seriously impaired.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers shall bring allegations of misconduct by a professional colleague or volunteer to the attention of the relevant authorities, doing so without malice and with no breaches of confidentiality other than those necessary to ensure the proper investigatory processes are undertaken. All reasonable steps shall be taken to assist those authorities with their investigations.
All Trustees, staff and volunteers who work for CCHR UK shall be checked through the Criminal Records Bureau. Those responsible for the appointment of staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that persons who have been convicted of a crime shall not undertake work with children or vulnerable adults.
CCHR UK staff and volunteers are not permitted to accept money or gifts from any person who is seeking assistance or working directly with CCHR UK.
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