OUR POLICIES
The R.O.S.H. Procedure ('Risk of Significant Harm')
Young persons versionWhat is the ROSH? And how does it affect me?
ROSH stands for RISK OF SIGNIFICANT HARM. This is what the workers in RAPP will use if they think that YOU (or another young person you have told us about) might be at risk or maybe likely to suffer significant harm.
What does “Significant Harm” mean to the workers at RAPP?
This means as a team of workers we are really worried about your safety, health and protection and BY LAW we have to take action to try and help and support you.
How will you know if the RAPP workers are using the ROSH?
The workers will explain clearly, to you what is happening and what might happen.
BUT….. There might be a time when your RAPP caseworker has serious worries or concerns about you, but cannot contact you to let you know they are going to use the ROSH…. For example; if you are reported as missing and your family or friends are worried about you, we might use the ROSH to ring the police and/or social services.
Who will the RAPP workers talk to?
If the RAPP workers feel you are at risk or in danger, then the worker will have to talk to Craig Clark (the RAPP Co-ordinator) about it.
The RAPP worker may also need to contact other people who need to know about the situation you are in – like the police, social worker, your parents or carers.
The RAPP workers will FULLY EXPLAIN all this to you and support you through what is going on.
RAPP Confidentiality Policy
Young persons versionWhat is RAPP’s CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY? And how does it affect me?
Another way to describe confidentiality is about KEEPING THINGS PRIVATE.
Confidentiality is about keeping things private between you and the RAPP WORKERS.
GIVING INFORMATION TO OTHER PEOPLE AND OTHER SERVICES.
No information will be shared with anyone outside of RAPP without your PERMISSION or if there are EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. In these situations only, RAPP may have to break confidentiality.
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES means when you are at risk of serious harm or are in immediate danger.
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES could be: When you have run away from home/foster carers/children’s home etc. We will contact someone to let them know we have seen you and spoken to you.
Sometimes these circumstances may happen when you are not in control of your own safety, for example, after an accident, high drug/solvent abuse or drug overdose.
GIVING INFORMATION TO THE POLICE
If the police or any other organisation asks RAPP for information about you and any child protection issues or alleged crimes, then we CANNOT LIE to them, but we would always try to speak to YOU first..........
