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Safeguarding standards, principles and legislation

These key safeguarding standards and principles underpin Safeguarding best practice for global partnerships, and should be referenced in your Safeguarding policy, according to your Safeguarding context. 

International

United National Secretary-General’s Bulletin on Preventing Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Inter-agency Standing Committee 6 Principles of PSEA and Minimum Operating Standards Core Humanitarian Standard Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) Enhanced Due Diligence Standards DAC Recommendation on Ending SEAH in Development Co-operation and Humanitarian Assistance: Key Pillars of Prevention and Response

Africa-specific

African Charter on Human and Peoples’ rights African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons

Uganda specific legislation

  • Uganda Child Policy (2020)
  • The Children’s Act – Cap 59 (2016)
  • The Penal Code Amendments (2007)
  • Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act (2009)
  • The Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act (2010)
  • The Domestic Violence Act (2010)
  • Prevention and Prohibition of Torture Act 2012.

Wales

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 Working Together to Safeguard People 2021 (Wales) Safeguarding Procedures 2019 Domestic Abuse (Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015

UK

  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  • Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
  • Sexual Offences Act 2003
  • Modern Slavery 2015
  • Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003
  • Domestic Abuse Act 2021
  • Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015
  • Serious Crime Act 2015
  • Data Protection Act 2018 (UK GDPR).