Duty Of Care To Apprentices Re Safeguarding

[bednobs]

my relative is involved in the safety and wellbeing of apprentices in engineering.
while they re 16 and 17 therer is a safeguarding policy in place re things like grooming.
when they are 18, does this policy have to continue - are they considered vulnerable still? or just like normal employee (who have to avoid being groomed without the aid of a policy!)

[Zacs-Master]

"All children/young adults, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin,
religious beliefs and/or sexual identity, have the right to protection from abuse."

http://www.etsni.co.uk/getmedia/d3fec04d-573f-4757-8294-ac9437ae185d/ETS-Safeguarding-Vulnerable-Groups-Policy-Revised-01-2014.pdf

[bednobs]

so what defines a young adult? the apprentices who are 18 are adults IMHO, not "young adults". Does the mere fact they are aprentices mean they can still be classed as vulnerable

[Zacs-Master]

You're only classed as an adult over 18 therefore to my mind, a young adult would be 18/19.