Policies and Procedures

8 Policies and Procedures

8.1 Introduction

This section of the Toolkit provides an overview of commonplace policies and procedures that many VCOs either have in place, or could benefit from knowing about. Key learning points for this section include:

Developing an understanding of key policies and procedures
Developing an awareness of your responsibilities under law
Identifying essential policies you must have in place

8.2 What are Policies and Procedures?

Policies and procedures are essential part of any VCO’s day-to-day operations. There are a vast number of policies and procedures that can be created for VCO’s, reflecting the specific areas of what the VCO does, such as the particular service it offers. While policies tend to relate to documenting your adherence to a specific issue, such as by having a Data Protection policy, procedures tend to relate to how you go about doing something, such as by having a risk assessment process.

Firm Foundations Templates	Firm Foundations Section	*Details*

Complaints	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending
Confidentiality	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 173.5KB
Conduct Policy	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending
Data Protection	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 167.5KB
Equal Opportunities Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 159KB
Equality and Diversity Policy Equality and Diversity Statement	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 189KB MS Word 180KB
Disciplinary Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 171KB
Dismissal Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 164.5KB
Employment Contract	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 173.5KB
Employment Contract Annexes	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 185.5KB
Equal Opportunities Policy	Commissioning Policies & Procedures	MS Word 159KB
Equality and Diversity Policy Equality and Diversity Statement	Commissioning Policies & Procedures	MS Word 189KB MS Word 180KB
Fire Safety Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 174.5KB
Grievance Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 168.5KB
Harassment, Victimisation and Bullying Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 173.5KB
Health and Safety Policy For organisations with volunteers who work from home for organisations who rent an office or hire premises for organisations with paid staff in small offices in a bigger building for organisations with paid staff in large offices are occupying a whole building Health and Safety Statement	Commissioning Policies & Procedures	MS Word 158.5KB
ITT	Policies & Procedures	Pending
IT Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 178KB
Leave and Absence Policy	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending
Loneworker Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 177.5KB
Maternity / Paternity Adoption Policy	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending
Pay Policy	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending
Recruitment and Appointment Policy	Policies & Procedures
Safeguarding Children Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 179KB
Safeguarding Policy Vulnerable Adults	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 198.5KB
Sickness Absence Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 201KB
Smoking, Drugs and Alcohol	Policies & Procedures	Pending
Staff Handbook	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 185.5KB
Standard Environmental Statement	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 165.5KB
Safeguarding Children Policy Standard Statement	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 172KB
Standard Volunteer Agreement	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 163KB
Whistleblowing Policy	Policies & Procedures	MS Word 207KB
Working Hours and Overtime Policy	Human Resources Policies & Procedures	Pending

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