For children and young individuals safeguarding is there to:
- prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse or neglect
- address the cause of the abuse or neglect
- prevent impairment of children and young individuals' health and development
- ensure that children and young individuals grow up in circumstances that provide safe and effective care
- promote an approach that concentrates on improving life for the children and young individuals concerned
- take action to enable all children and young individuals to have the best outcomes
- raise public awareness so that communities as a whole, alongside professionals, play their part in preventing, identifying and responding to abuse and neglect.
For adults with care and support needs, safeguarding is there to:
- prevent harm and reduce the risk of abuse or neglect
- put a stop to abuse and neglect wherever possible
- address the cause of the abuse or neglect
- promote an approach that concentrates on improving life for the individual concerned
- support the individual in making decisions and have control about how they want to live
- provide information and support in accessible ways to help individuals understand the different types of abuse, how to stay safe and what to do to raise a concern about the safety or well-being of an individual
- raise public awareness so that communities as a whole, alongside professionals, play their part in preventing, identifying and responding to abuse and neglect.
I blant ac unigolion ifanc mae diogelu yno er mwyn:
- atal niwed a lleihau'r perygl o gamdriniaeth neu esgeuluster
- mynd i'r afael ag achosion y gamdriniaeth neu'r esgeuluster
- atal andwyo iechyd a datblygiad plant ac unigolion ifanc
- sicrhau bod plant ac unigolion ifanc yn tyfu i fyny mewn amgylchiadau sy'n darparu gofal diogel ac effeithiol
- hyrwyddo dull gweithredu sy'n canolbwyntio ar wella bywydau'r plant a'r unigolion ifanc dan sylw
- gweithredu er mwyn galluogi pob plentyn ac unigolyn ifanc i gael y canlyniadau gorau
- codi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd er mwyn i gymunedau yn gyffredinol, ochr yn ochr â gweithwyr proffesiynol, chwarae eu rhan i atal, nodi ac ymateb i gamdriniaeth ac esguluster.
I oedolion sydd ag anghenion gofal a chymorth, mae diogelu yno er mwyn:
- atal niwed a lleihau'r perygl o gamdriniaeth neu esgeuluster
- rhoi stop ar gamdriniaeth ac esgeulster lle bynnag y bo'n bosibl
- mynd i'r afael ag achosion y gamdriniaeth neu'r esgeuluster
- hyrwyddo dull gweithredu sy'n canolbwyntio ar wella bywydau'r plant a'r unigolion ifanc dan sylw
- rhoi cymorth i'r unigolyn wrth ddod i benderfyniadau a bod mewn rheolaeth am sut maen nhw'n dymuno byw
- darparu gwybodaeth a chymorth mewn ffyrdd hygyrch er mwyn helpu unigolion i ddeall y mathau gwahanol o gamdriniaeth, sut i gadw'n ddiogel a beth ddylid ei wneud i godi pryder am ddiogelwch neu les unigolyn
- codi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd er mwyn i gymunedau yn gyffredinol, ochr yn ochr â gweithwyr proffesiynol, chwarae eu rhan i atal, nodi ac ymateb i gamdriniaeth ac esguluster.