We strive to be a beacon of compassion, hope and love for the people of Ukraine

Today, Friday 20th of December 2024, we are launching Stefania Foundation to:

- Supply new medical equipment to hospitals in Ukraine

- Launch programmes to help alleviate the mental suffering of people in Ukraine

- Provide online education courses for Ukrainian school children

- Be a beacon of compassion, hope and love for the people of Ukraine

“We will not ignore your pain and suffering. We will strive to support you”

- Stefania Foundation

  1. Our first humanitarian aid project will be to supply new medical equipment to every type of hospital in Ukraine. We want to make a significant difference to the hospitals which are experiencing unnecessary deaths caused by surgeons using inferior quality equipment or experiencing severe equipment shortages. We are going to focus on building momentum from individual Stefania supporters from the 30+ countries in Europe (including Ukrainian refugees and local citizens). 
  2. The second humanitarian aid project will be developed and tested during 2025 and will be called “Befriending”. This programme will connect families and friends in Ukraine with families and friends in the UK through online platforms such as Zoom.  Befriending will provide companionship and support to people who are lonely or isolated. The linked families or friends will meet regularly online to chat, listen, empathise, express compassion and love, and build relationships. Befriending will help Ukrainian families and friends to feel less alone, and will improve their mental and emotional wellbeing, including alleviating depression. Once we have tested our business model and are satisfied that it is effective, we will launch the Befriending programme and scale it up rapidly.
  3. The aim of the third humanitarian aid project is for Stefania to partner with a high quality online educational course provider and translate the courses into Ukrainian, for schools to use as supplementary learning material, to help their children with their education. In developing this learning material we will reach out to experienced educationalists from Ukraine.

If you are reading this message and live in Ukraine, we want you to know that all of us associated with Stefania Foundation will strive to bring you compassion, hope and love in practical ways. We recognise and feel for your suffering and will not ignore you and pass by.

- Stefania Foundation


Personal Message from Costas Johnson, Stefania’s Founder,

My goal here is to share why Stefania chose the donation model, 'Donate the price of a coffee and create lasting change' and to explain exactly how it works.

Ambitious plans for lasting change

The Trustees of the Stefania Foundation know that to make significant changes, you need to have ambitious plans. Our purpose, approved by the government department that oversees charities in the UK, is set out in our objectives.

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Ukrainian National Anthem (Arr. Bohdan Reshetilov)

Ukrainian National Anthem composed by Mykhailo Verbytsky (Arr. by Bohdan Reshetilov)
Ryan Bancroft, Guest Conductor

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Natalya Voronkova Interview

From: Natalya Voronkova, Stefania NGO Partner to those who support Ukraine, to those who are concerned about the situation here, and to those who care about our defenders who are protecting us on the front lines.  


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Bohdan Reshetilov

Stefania Trustee

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How can you help?

By donating monthly the cost of a cup of coffee

Imagine the warmth of a comforting cup of coffee – that feeling of connection, care, and energy. At the Stefania Foundation, your support can provide that same comfort and hope to those in need. Each donation tier represents more than just a financial contribution. Collectively we shall be able to transform a monthly sacrifice equal to a coffee, to critical humanitarian aid for the people in Ukraine.

Choose the appropriate donation tier that is right for you. If necessary you can easily switch donation tiers.

Shortly, we will enable you to send personal invitations to your family members, friends, neighbours, work colleagues, and join you as individual Stefania supporters.

Every Cup Counts

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Make a one-time contribution of any amount and help fuel the Stefania Foundation mission with your generosity!

STEFANIA FOUNDATION

Privacy policy

Stefania Foundation is a charitable organisation, and one of our most valuable assets is the trust of our donors, partners and other stakeholders in our charitable effort. In this spirit, we lay out below our straightforward commitment to treat any personal information provided to us with the utmost care and respect for individual privacy.

1. We take individual privacy and data security seriously.
We understand that the world around us is evolving quickly, and cyber security and online privacy are matters best addressed preventatively. We have taken the initiative upon ourselves to develop policies and procedures to protect the information we are provided by people with whom we engage in the pursuit of Stefania Foundation stated objectives.

2. We add new personal details to our mailing list and communication systems when they have been willingly provided to us.
Some donors and supporters provide us with their contact information when making donations via the Stripe payment system or when they reach out to us via our website or attend one of our events virtually or in person. At the same time, other donors and supporters choose to donate and/or participate anonymously. We respect everyone’s right to decide how much information to disclose to us and whether or not, to receive further communication from Stefania Foundation

3. We do not share or sell any personal information we have obtained while fundraising and project implementation.
Information we collect is used solely to maintain communication with our donors regarding Stefania Foundation events and activities. To this end, we use highly reputable mailing list software with its own stringent data protection requirements, and we make sure to limit our mailing list communication to a reasonable level.

4. We immediately and automatically process any requests to no longer receive communication from Stefania Foundation .
Each of our emails contains a link to unsubscribe from our mailing list, and the removal from the list is automated to take place immediately. In the event of technical difficulties, we would also seek to quickly process any data removal requests submitted via the Contact Us page on this website.

5. We strive to adhere to relevant privacy protection laws and regulations.
While we are limited in volunteer staff and resources, we strive to stay up to date on such important legal matters, and we are doing our best to implement guidance of the Charity Commission and the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with regards to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and related UK laws. If you believe there are ways we can do this better, please let us know!


Stefania Foundation


GDPR Policy to enable compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations


The Stefania Foundation collects, processes, stores and uses information about identifiable individuals as a fundamental aspect of the delivery of its charitable purposes and intends to comply fully with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

1.    What is personal data?

Stefania Foundation  collects information relating to its volunteers and beneficiaries who are natural persons (“data subjects”) who:


  • can be identified or who are identifiable, directly from the information in question; or
  • who can be indirectly identified from that information in combination with other information.

Thus, although Stefania Foundation policy is to know the name and address and other contact details of all its data subjects, the lack of a name for an individual will not avoid the need to comply with GDPR: requirement of a location at which its charitable activities will be provided negates this possibility.

2.    What is data processing?

Put simply, data processing is the collection, processing, storing, using and destruction of personal data. Thus, the noting of an individual’s name and address on a piece of paper by a BCB volunteer and the transfer of that data to the data controller is data processing. 

3.    Data controller

Stefania Foundation (SF) is a data controller under, and has prime responsibility to comply with, GDPR. Although SF  is a corporate body, its Trustees recognise that they can become liable for an offence under GDPR if it is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to neglect on the part of—

(i)    a director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the body corporate, or

(ii)     a person who was purporting to act in such a capacity.

All SF employees and volunteers who collect or have access to data will be made aware of their responsibilities. 

We will not share any data with third parties.

4.    Privacy notices

We provide all data subjects with all the following privacy information:

  • The name and contact details of our organisation
  • The purposes of the processing
  • The lawful basis for the processing
  • The categories of personal data obtained (if the personal data is not obtained from the individual it relates to)
  • The retention periods for the personal data
  • The rights available to data subjects in respect of the processing, namely:
  • access to personal data
  • rectification of personal data, and
  • erasure of personal data or the restriction of its processing
  • The right to withdraw consent
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
  • The source of the personal data (if the personal data is not obtained from the individual it relates to)

We provide data subjects with privacy information at the time we collect their personal data from them. If we obtain personal data from a source other than the individual it relates to, we provide them with privacy information:

  • within a reasonable period of obtaining the personal data and no later than one month;
  • if we plan to communicate with the individual, at the latest, when the first communication takes place; or
  • if we plan to disclose the data to someone else, at the latest, when the data is disclosed.

We provide the information in a way that is:

  • concise;
  • transparent;
  • intelligible;
  • easily accessible; and
  • uses clear and plain language.

We regularly review and, where necessary, update our privacy information. If we plan to use personal data for a new purpose, we update our privacy information and communicate the changes to individuals before starting any new processing.

We will undertake an information audit every  xxx to find out what personal data we hold and what we do with it. We put ourselves in the position of the people we’re collecting information about. 

5.    The GDPR principles 

The six data protection principles are set out in the Appendix.  We comply with the principles in the following way:

  • by collecting and processing personal data only for the lawful purposes of SF, i.e. to manage employees and volunteers and to provide charitable services to our beneficiaries
  • by only handling people’s data in ways they would reasonably expect, or we can explain why any unexpected processing is justified
  • by not deceiving or misleading people when we collect their personal data
  • by being open and honest, and complying with the transparency obligations of the right to be informed
  • by recording our purposes as part of our documentation obligations and specifying them in our privacy information for individuals
  • by ensuring the personal data we are processing is:
  • adequate – sufficient to properly fulfil your stated purpose;
  • relevant – has a rational link to that purpose; and
  • limited to what is necessary

The processing of personal data must be lawful and fair. The processing of personal data is lawful only if and to the extent that it is based on law and either—

(a)    the data subject has given consent to the processing for that purpose, or

(b)    the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for that purpose by a competent authority.

Condition (b) does not apply to SF so all our data processing proceeds on the consent of every data subject. 

The definition of consent reads: 

“any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement”

We include on all our data collection forms, both electronic and physical, an invitation to the data subject to give their consent to BCB processing their data.

6.    The data collected

We will collect from our employees and volunteers the following information:

  • name, address and contact details
  • Skills and interested areas to help
  • References/DBS

The only data we collect from our beneficiaries is their:

  • name, address and contact details.
7.    Security

We comply with GDPR by:

  • storing and destroying all personal data securely
  • by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data
  • by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and 
  • by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data. 

All personal data is kept on central IT systems and is not stored or transported on portable electronic devices.

We undertake an analysis of the risks presented by our processing, and use this to assess the appropriate level of security we need to put in place. When deciding what measures to implement, we take account of the state of the art and costs of implementation. We understand the requirements of confidentiality, integrity and availability for the personal data we process.

We make sure that we regularly review our information security policies and measures and, where necessary, improve them.

8.    Data processors

We use only those data processors who provide guarantees to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures that are sufficient to secure that the processing will comply with GDPR and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.

No processor used by SF may engage another processor without SF’s prior written authorisation.

APPENDIX 1 - Personal data
APPENDIX 2 - Privacy Notice
APPENDIX 3 - Website privacy notice




APPENDIX 1

Personal data shall be:

  1. processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject;
  2. collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes; further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall, in accordance with Article 89(1), not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes (‘purpose limitation’);
  3. adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed (‘data minimisation’);
  4. accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date; every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that are inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay (‘accuracy’);
  5. kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed; personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes in accordance with Article 89(1) subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by this Regulation in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject (‘storage limitation’);
  6. processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures (‘integrity and confidentiality’).

The controller shall be responsible for, and be able to demonstrate compliance with, paragraph 1 (‘accountability’).



APPENDIX 2 - Privacy Notice

Stefania Foundation Privacy Notice

Our contact details 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation:  Stefania Foundation  

Contact name:  Constantine Johnson

Address:  6 Poles Hill, Chesham HP5 2QP, United Kingdom

E-mail:  [email protected]

What type of information we have 

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Name, address, email and mobile number

How we get the information and why we have it

All the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • for the purposes of responding to your enquiry
  • to provide you with one or more of our charitable services

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: 

(a)    your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting  xx as shown above

(b)    we need it to perform a public task.

(c)    we have a legitimate interest.

What we do with the information we have

We use the information that you have given us in order to:

  • provide you with one or more of our charitable services
  • to update you on our current and future activities and services

We do not share this information with any other person or organisation.

How we store your information 

Your information is securely stored electronically. 

We keep your name, address and contact details for up to one year after we have provided a service to you. We will then dispose of your information by deleting all electronic records.

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • your right of access - you have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information
  • your right to rectification - you have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete
  • your right to erasure - you have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances
  • your right to restriction of processing - you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances
  • your right to object to processing - you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
  • your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
  • you are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at  xxx if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.  The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office













APPENDIX 3 - Website privacy notice

Stefania Foundation Website Privacy Notice

At Stefania Foundation we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data.  This “privacy notice” explains what we do with your personal data, why we want to use it, how we protect it, and what rights you have to control our use of it.

It applies not just to use of our website, but also personal data that we process through other interactions with individuals in the course of running our organisation and delivering our services. Our website and services are not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

Please read it carefully. We may change this policy. We will post any changes on this page, so please check back frequently.

Information about us

This privacy notice is for the Stefania Foundation  (referred to as “Stefania Foundation “ “we”, “us” or “our” in this privacy notice).  We collect, use and are responsible for certain personal data about you. When we do so we are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which applies across the European Union (including the United Kingdom) and we are responsible as “data controller” of that personal information for the purposes of the law.

By using our website, you’re agreeing to the conditions outlined in this policy. If you want to contact us about any of the points on this notice, or just generally about how we protect your privacy, please email us at [email protected] 

Your personal data

Personal data, or personal information, means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).

We use personal data from different categories of individual for several different purposes and each with its own lawful basis. This section describes these in detail and, although it’s technical, we’re required by law to explain this to you.

If you visit our website

We use various methods to help us personalise our website for you, remember your preferences, understand how users are using our websites, and help customise our marketing offerings including cookies, referrers’ IP addresses, how you interact with our website and environment variables. We do this on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests in monitoring and improving our website. By visiting our website, you agree to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes described in this Statement.

If you fill in a contact form

We will store the data you enter (name and contact details) for the purposes of responding to your enquiry. We do this on the basis that it is necessary for our legitimate interests in promoting our charity to interested parties. We store your data for as long as we need to interact with you for these purposes.  In all cases if you would like us to update or delete your information, please send us an email (see “How to contact us” below) or use the unsubscribe links on marketing emails.

Our use of website cookies

We may also store information about you using cookies, which we can access when you visit our site in future. Cookies are small files, which are sent by us to your computer or other access device, that track, save and store information about your interactions and usage of our website.  Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better service by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not.

How to control cookie settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences, however if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may impact your overall user experience. Below you can learn about how to control cookie settings on popular web browsers:

  • Google Chrome
  • Internet explorer
  • Safari
  • Firefox

What type of information we have 

We currently collect and process the following information:

  • Name, address and contact details 

How we get the information and why we have it

All of the personal information we process is provided to us directly by you for one of the following reasons:

  • for the purposes of responding to your enquiry
  • to provide you with one or more of our charitable services

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are: 

(a)    your consent. You are able to remove your consent at any time. You can do this by contacting your District Data Administrator 

(b)    we need it to perform a public task.

(c)    we have a legitimate interest.

What we do with the information we have

We use the information that you have given us in order to:

  • provide you with one or more of our charitable services
  • to update you on our current and future activities and services

We do not share this information with any other person or organisation.

How we store your information 

Your information is securely stored electronically. We keep your name, address and contact details for up to one year after we have provided a service to you. We will then dispose of your information by deleting all electronic records.

Data processors

We currently do not use service providers (acting as ‘data processors’). Your personal data is not stored by any other organisation unless in the normal way when an online card payment is made. 

Your data protection rights

Under data protection law, you have rights including:

  • your right of access - you have the right to ask us for copies of your personal information
  • your right to rectification - you have the right to ask us to rectify information you think is inaccurate. You also have the right to ask us to complete information you think is incomplete
  • your right to erasure - you have the right to ask us to erase your personal information in certain circumstances
  • your right to restriction of processing - you have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your information in certain circumstances
  • your right to object to processing - you have the the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
  • your right to data portability - You have the right to ask that we transfer the information you gave us to another organisation, or to you, in certain circumstances.
  • you are not required to pay any charge for exercising your rights. If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you.

Please contact us at  xxxx if you wish to make a request.

How to complain

You can also complain to the ICO if you are unhappy with how we have used your data.  The ICO’s address:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire  SK9 5AF

Helpline number: 0303 123 1113

https://ico.org.uk/concerns/


How to contact us

If you have any questions, concerns or just want some more information about our privacy management, drop us a line at [email protected]

Changes to this privacy notice

We may change this privacy notice from time to time by amending this page.   

This privacy notice was last updated on 25th November 2024

Stefania Foundation is a registered member of Thirtyone:eight (number 17493)

Stefania Foundation places great importance to be a safe environment for volunteers and other associated personnel. We have selected Thirtyone:eight, independent experts in Safeguarding. They are a Registered Charity (No: 1004490) and will provide us with all the necessary support services in safeguarding.  https://thirtyoneeight.org/ 

STEFANIA FOUNDATION 

SAFEGUARDING POLICY 


1. INTRODUCTION  

The purpose of this policy is to make clear to all what is required concerning the protection of  children (under 18s) and adults, including the frail elderly, at risk from harm or abuse. The policy  will help to maintain a safe and positive environment for children, adults at risk from harm or  abuse (all adults).  

The purpose of this policy is to outline the duty and responsibility of staff/volunteers/Trustees  working on behalf of the Stefania Foundation concerning Safeguarding all adults and  children at risk.  

All children and adults have the right to be safe from harm and must be able to live free from fear  of abuse, neglect and exploitation.  

2. POLICY COVERAGE  

This policy applies to all employees, volunteers and Trustees of the  Stefania Foundation

This policy is to be used in conjunction with all other existing and future Policies 

3. POLICY PRINCIPLES  

The Stefania Foundation is a charity organisation committed to providing a safe  environment for all.  

The welfare of children and adults at risk of harm or abuse is paramount.  All children and adults  have an equal right to protection from abuse.  

Everybody at Stefania Foundation  has a responsibility to support the care and protection of children and the frail  elderly.  

4. POLICY STATEMENT  

Stefania Foundation is committed to taking all reasonable precautions to safeguard the welfare of children and  adults at risk from harm or abuse that use its services and promotes a safeguarding culture and  environment. 

Objectives  

• Everyone who participates with Stefania Foundation is entitled to do so in a safe and enjoyable  environment.  

• The Stefania Foundation is committed to helping everyone to safeguard children and adults at risk from harm  and abuse.  

• All suspicions and allegations of abuse and poor practice will be taken seriously and  responded to swiftly and appropriately.  

• Staff, Trustees and volunteers working with children and adults have a responsibility to  report concerns to a Trustee or their Line Manager.  

5. PROCEDURES AND SYSTEMS 

Everybody shares responsibility for safeguarding children and adults that may be at risk of harm or  abuse, who may need protection services by identifying children or adults who may be at risk and  alerting the appropriate service(s).  

• All employees, volunteers and Trustees must ensure that they are familiar with the child and  or Adult protection procedures for their setting.  

• Advice should be sought in the first instance from their Safeguarding lead or Trustee. However, this  should not preclude a direct referral to Children's Social Care particularly if there is an element  of immediate risk. 

• Referrals must always be made to Children's Social Care if there are signs that a child under the  age of 18 years, or an unborn baby:  

• Is suffering or has suffered abuse or neglect.  

• Is likely to suffer abuse or neglect.  

• With the agreement of a person with parental responsibility, would be likely to benefit  from family support services.  

• The timing of referrals must reflect the perceived risk and should typically be within one  working day of recognition. If, for any reason, you cannot contact the responsible Trustee  or Chair of Trustees you should go ahead and contact Children's Social Care or Adult Social  Care.  

• When a referral is made to Social Care, you must agree with them what the child or adult and  parents/carers will be told, by whom and when. Do not just leave messages.  

• Always speak to someone. You must confirm verbal and telephone referrals in writing, within  48 hours. Children's Social Care should acknowledge your written referral within one working  day of receiving it. Should you not have had a response within three working days, contact  them again. 

• Under no circumstances should you speak to, or confront, the abuser. Do not share suspicions  or information with any other person other than your responsible Safeguarding Lead or trustee , Social Care and the  Police. Information given to Social Care or the Police will be taken seriously, handled  sensitively and shared only on a 'need to know' basis, wholly to protect the child. However, to  ensure that children are safeguarded based on proper evidence, the source of the  referral cannot be kept anonymous. 

• If you have any concerns about an adult's behaviour towards children, young people or the  frail elderly or adults at risk of harm or abuse (who is not an employee or volunteer working  for the agency):- 

• Do not ignore it - the service will take any concerns very seriously.  

• You must discuss your concerns with the Chair of Trustees of Stefania Foundation who will support you in liaising with the statutory agencies should any  child protection matter arise.  

• Do not confront the adult but seek the advice of the Chair of Trustees. If they are not  available, seek advice from Children's Social Care. 

5.1 Definitions of Abuse:  

Abuse is any form of physical, emotion or sexual mistreatment or lack of care that leads to injury  or harm. (Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by another person or  persons.)  

Types of Abuse taken from the Care Act 2014  

• Modern Slavery – encompasses slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and domestic  servitude. Traffickers and slave masters use whatever means they have at their disposal to coerce,  deceive and force individuals into a life of abuse, servitude and inhumane treatment. In Stefania, you  may notice that a participant in a team has been missing from their normal activities and is not  responding to reminders from team members or staff or Trustees.  

• Domestic Abuse – including psychological, physical, sexual, financial and emotional abuse. It  also includes so-called 'honour' based violence. You may notice a power imbalance between someone and their family member. For example, a participant with Downs syndrome may be  looking quiet and withdrawn when their brother comes to collect them from sessions, in contrast  to their carer whom they greet with a smile.  

• Discriminatory – discrimination is abuse which centres on a difference or perceived difference, particularly concerning race, gender or disability or any of the protected characteristics of the  Equality Act 2010. This could be the harassing of a volunteer because they are or are perceived to  be transgender. 

• Organisational Abuse – including neglect and poor care practice within an institution. It can be  through neglect or poor professional practice as a result of the structure, policies, processes and  practices within an organisation. This could be training or activities without a necessary break.  

• Physical Abuse – includes hitting, slapping, pushing, kicking, misuse of medication, restraint or  inappropriate sanctions. 

• Sexual Abuse – including rape, indecent exposure, sexual harassment, inappropriate looking or  touching, sexual teasing or innuendo, sexual photography, subjection to pornography or  witnessing sexual acts, indecent exposure and sexual assault, or sexual acts to which the adult has  not consented or was pressured into consenting. 

• Financial or Material Abuse – including theft, fraud, internet scamming, coercion in relation to  an adult’s financial affairs or arrangements, including in connection with wills, property,  inheritance or financial transactions, or the misuse or misappropriation of property, possessions or  benefits. 

• Neglect – including ignoring medical or physical care needs, failure to provide access to  appropriate health social care or educational services, the withholding of the necessities of life,  such as medication, adequate nutrition and heating.  

• Emotional or Psychological Abuse – this includes threats of harm or abandonment, deprivation  of contact, humiliation, blaming, controlling, intimidation, coercion, harassment, verbal abuse,  isolation or withdrawal from services or supportive networks. This could be threatening another  person with physical harm and persistently blaming them for poor performance.  

Not included in the Care Act 2014 but also relevant:  

• Cyber Bullying - cyberbullying occurs when someone repeatedly makes fun of another person  online or repeatedly picks on another person through emails or text messages, or uses online  forums with the intention of harming, damaging, humiliating or isolating another person. It can be  used to carry out many different types of bullying (such as racist bullying, homophobic bullying, or  bullying related to special educational needs and disabilities) but instead of the perpetrator  carrying out the bullying face-to-face, they use technology as a means to do it.  

• Forced Marriage - forced marriage is a term used to describe a marriage in which one or both of  the parties are married without their consent or against their will. A forced marriage differs from  an arranged marriage, in which both parties consent to the assistance of a third party in  identifying a spouse. The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 make it a criminal  offence to force someone to marry.  

• Mate Crime - a ‘mate crime’ as defined by the Safety Net Project is ‘when vulnerable people are  befriended by members of the community who go on to exploit and take advantage of them. It  may not be an illegal act but still has a negative effect on the individual.’  

• Radicalisation - the aim of radicalisation is to attract people to their reasoning, inspire new  recruits and embed their extreme views and persuade vulnerable individuals of the legitimacy of  their cause. This may be direct through a relationship, or through social media.  

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