ABUSE AND PROTECTION SUBCOMMITTEE

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The District Abuse and Protection Subcommittee is charged with training and oversight of the DAPC program.  As many of our Rotary activities involve the public, all Rotarians have a responsibility to protect all persons they come in contact with from abuse, harassment and neglect, especially vulnerable persons.  The DAPC will provide the tools clubs need to ensure that protection.

 

                                                             
DISTRICT ABUSE and PROTECTION SUB-COMMITTEE (DAPC):
DAPC - Five members, at least two of whom shall be citizens of the United States and two of whom shall be citizens of Canada.
 
Each member should have relevant training or experience in at least one of the following areas: 
  1. Working with vulnerable persons in a professional capacity or as a Rotarian, Volunteer, or Staff;   
  2. In the field of human rights as defined and protected under law; or
  3. The field of human resources.          
DAPC members shall be appointed to a three year term and shall be replaced on a staggered schedule, so that at least two members of the DAPC are replaced annually. DAPC members shall serve their three year term, unless and until they resign or are removed by the District Board of Directors for cause or because of incapacitation. Each DAPC member shall become familiar with both the Rotary International Child Protection System and relevant Rotary International policies concerning the prevention of abuse, harassment, or neglect of individuals and such laws are into this Policy.      
 
Policy Statement: Every Rotarian, Volunteer, and Staff member is responsible to protect the well-being and welfare of every person with whom they come in contact while participating in an activity from abuse, harassment, or neglect as those terms are defined herein, particularly in regard to vulnerable  persons. This Policy shall be interpreted so as to be consistent with federal, province/state, and local law concerning the prevention and reporting of prohibited abuse, harassment, or neglect of individuals and such laws are into this Policy.
 
Committee:
Chair Tim Carter (Niagara County Central)  (Youth Protection Officer "YPO" US)
Bernard Neziol (Brantford Sunrise)
Duncan Willock (St. Catharines) 
Richard Boyington (Brantford Sunrise) (Youth Protection Officer             "YPO" Canada)
Darion Boyington (Brantford Sunrise)
Mark Walling (Hamburg Sunrise)
Pene Hutton (Greater Jamestown AM)

RESPONSIBILITES:  Refer to MOP appendices for full details (see menu left):
  1. The DAPC chairperson and the Governor/President shall ensure that all Rotarians, Volunteers, and Staff are offered training in the requirements of this Policy at a minimum of every three years, and of federal, provincial/state, and local law concerning prohibited abuse, harassment, and neglect and the protection of vulnerable persons during District Activities.
  2. Each club is responsible to ensure that each Rotarian, Staff, or Volunteer involved in organizing, supervising, or who participates in an activity involving the participation of, or provision of services to, vulnerable persons has completed an appropriate screening program, relative to the individual’s fitness for such participation.  Such screening should include the completion of the District’s Volunteer Assessment form (left menu).
  3. The DAPC shall review this Policy to determine whether it requires revision every three years after its adoption or as information shall indicate. The chairperson of the DAPC shall advise the Governor/President regarding whether any revision to this Policy is required every three years or as circumstances may require.
  4. Members of the DAPC, the Governor/President,  and  the designated  investigator shall  treat all information regarding such reports as confidential information and take necessary action.