The Forest Town & District u3a committee take very seriously the welfare of u3a members and will act appropriately whenever possible or where instances, or allegations of actual abuse or neglect comes to their attention, please take time to read through our policies of the committee's commitments to your welfare and what is expected of you with regard to other members.
Safeguarding Policy and Procedure for the Welfare of U3A Members.
The National U3A has a Safeguarding Policy for the welfare of its members, the Executive Committee of the Forest Town & District U3A have adopted this policy for the welfare of our members.
If you feel that you have been abused or treated unfairly at our any of our General or group meetings, please report it to any member of the committee in person or through our Website Contact page.
Please click on or touch a button to open a particular document.
In conjunction with our Safeguarding Policy please read the following documents:
U3A members are expected to conduct themselves within the U3A's movements “guiding principles”.
Members are also expected to treat each other with dignity and respect.
Please read the Members Code of Conduct and u3a Principles & Vision
Committee members on election also become Trustees of the u3a movement and are required to confirm that they will abide by the Trustee Code of Conduct.
You can read the Trustees commitment to the u3a and you in this document: Trustee Code of Conduct
New data protection regulations came into force in May 2018.
The new regulations do not change the way we use your membership details but do require that we have your signed consent to continue using that information.
Members renewing their membership will need to sign a consent form, applicants for membership will find a consent form on the reverse of the membership application form.
Forest Town & Dist.U3A Privacy Policy
u3a Policies and Documents by category:
Committee Procedures
Committee meetings
u3a Health Check
Communications Guidance
Communications Guidance
Press Release Sample
Equality and Diversity Policies:
Accessibility Policy for U3As in England, Scotland and Wales
Equality_Diversity_and_Inclusion Policy
Recruitment
u3a_guidance_on_retirement_recruitment_2024
00_Introduction_to_the_Recruitment_and_retention_toolkit_V2
Member Code of Conduct (2023)
Recruiting_and_Valuing_Volunteers_Updated 2024
Trustee Induction_Nov2022
Trustee Responsibilities_Nov2022
Role Description
Chair
Vice Chair
Business secretary
Treasurer
Membership secretary
Groups Coordinator (Jan2023)
Group Convenor/Leader (2023)
Risk Assessment
Day trip risk assessment checklist Sept22
Holiday travel risk assessment checklist Sept22
Home-based risk assessment checklist Sep22
Online-based risk assessment checklist Sept22
Outdoor sporting risk assessment checklist Sept22
Personal member risk assessment Sept22
Risk Assessment FAQs Sept22
Risk Management Guidance June 2023
u3a_Health_and_Safety_Policy_template_2023
Venue-based risk assessment checklist Sept22
Walk leader Risk assessment checklist Oct22
Workshop activity risk assessment checklist Nov22
Further useful information:
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