GCRI · Trust and accountability
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Safeguarding and complaints
Everyone who takes part in the work of The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI), including experts, students, volunteers, community members and staff, should be safe and treated fairly. Below: fair process, protection for people who raise concerns, appeal and reporting. Safeguarding concerns use a restricted route, never a public forum or a chatbot. Part of trust and accountability.
Safeguarding and complaints in three parts.
Two routes, kept separate.
Choose the route that fits. If you are unsure, use the safeguarding route and it will be directed appropriately.
Safety or wellbeing of a person
Write to safeguarding@therisk.global. A restricted route, handled by a small number of designated people.
A decision or how you were treated
Write to integrity@therisk.global. Reviewed by someone not responsible for the contested decision.
Nexus is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first.
Report to outcome.
Fig.How a reported error is reviewed and corrected. Design, not a record.
How a matter is handled.
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Acknowledgement
You receive a reference and the name of the next step. No response time is promised, and urgent risks to a person are prioritized.
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Confidential handling
Information is shared only with those who need it to address the matter, or where the law requires.
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Fair to everyone
People concerned are told what is alleged and can respond, unless that would put someone at risk.
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Reasoned outcome
The outcome is recorded with its reasons.
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Appeal
You can ask for a review of the outcome by someone not involved in the original decision.
Raising a concern in good faith is protected.
No one should suffer retaliation for raising a concern in good faith. Retaliation is itself treated as a serious matter. Supervised assignments for students and volunteers exclude unsupervised high-consequence work, and working groups have named supervisors.
Other institutions run their own routes: see GRF participant safeguarding. Related GCRI pages: corrections and concerns and experts, volunteers and students.
Questions and answers.
Can I raise a concern anonymously?
Will the person I complain about know it was me?
Does this cover events and online spaces?
Is there a membership requirement to complain?
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