Keeping everyone safe.

Everyone who comes to us, works with us or volunteers with us has the right to be safe and treated with respect.

What we do

• Our trustees are responsible for safeguarding. One trustee leads it: [named safeguarding lead].
• Volunteers who work with women are checked and trained before they start. [Trustees to confirm checks, such as DBS checks, and training.]
• We only accept referrals when the woman knows about them and agrees.
• We take care with how we contact women, and follow any safe-contact instructions.
• We keep personal information secure and only share it when the law allows, or when someone is at risk of serious harm.
• We review our safeguarding policy every year.

Read the full policy

Our full safeguarding policy is in our policies.

Report a concern

If someone is in danger now, call 999.

If you are worried about a woman, a child or anyone else connected with our work, contact our safeguarding lead:

• [named safeguarding lead]
• [safeguarding email]

Tell us what you saw or heard, when, and who was involved. You do not need to be sure. It is always right to tell us.

You can also contact local services directly: [local adult and children's safeguarding contacts in Leeds, to be supplied by the trustees].

If you need help for yourself

We are not a crisis service. If you need help right now, see Need help now.

Last updated 11 November 2026.