CCHR's Code Of Practice
&
Policy For Vulnerable Adults And Children

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1. CCHR staff and volunteers shall uphold integrity, impartiality and respect for persons, and shall seek to establish the highest ethical standards in their work. Because of their dedication for valid evidence, they shall ensure that investigations are carried out in keeping with the highest standards of integrity. They shall hold the interest and welfare of those in receipt of their services to be paramount at all times.

2. All CCHR staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in their professional and voluntary activities in a way that does not damage the interest of those individuals in receipt of their services.

3. CCHR staff and volunteers shall refrain from laying claim, directly or indirectly, to any medical or legal qualifications or affiliations they do not possess.

4. When receiving very serious complaints from vulnerable adults or children in respect of psychiatric treatment, CCHR staff and volunteers shall not attribute these complaints to the mental status assigned by the psychiatrist, psychologist or other mental health practitioner.

5. Throughout its work, CCHR staff and volunteers shall conduct themselves in a manner that does not bring the organisation or its members into disrepute.

6. CCHR staff and volunteers shall take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of information acquired through their investigations, and to protect the privacy of individuals or organisations, about whom, information is collected or held.

7. Any records, or documents collected through CCHR investigations shall not be used publicly without the express written permission of the parties concerned.

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