The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is committed to ensuring that all children and vulnerable adults are treated with respect, care, fairness and dignity. This commitment applies to all staff, volunteers, contractors and anyone representing the Trust, particularly when interacting with children and vulnerable adults through educational programmes, events, volunteering opportunities and public visits.

For this policy, a child is anyone under the age of 18, while a vulnerable adult is anyone who may be at risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation due to their age, disability, health or circumstances.

The Trust is dedicated to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for everyone and ensuring that staff and volunteers are appropriately trained to recognise, respond to and report safeguarding concerns.

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The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data responsibly.

The type of information we collect depends on how you interact with us. When you make an enquiry or communicate with us, we may collect your name and contact details. If you subscribe to our mailing list, we collect your name and email address.

For donations, we may collect your name, contact details and payment information, with payments processed securely through services such as Squarespace or PayPal. If you volunteer with us, we may collect information including your name, contact details, date of birth, emergency contact details, access requirements and CV.

For bookings and purchases, we may collect contact and payment details, with transactions processed through services such as Zettle or PayPal.

When you use our website or interact with us on social media, cookies and similar technologies may collect anonymous information about website usage and analytics through services such as Squarespace and Google Analytics.

The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued, ensuring that all staff, volunteers and visitors have a positive experience and a genuine sense of belonging.

This policy aims to promote equality, fairness and respect for all staff, whether temporary, part-time or full-time, and to prevent unlawful discrimination in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, including discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We are committed to promoting fairness across pay, employment terms, recruitment, training, promotion, parental leave, redundancy and grievance processes.

Our values—Love People and Places, Welcome Everyone, Think Now and Forever, Make It Happen—guide our culture, decisions and interactions.

The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is committed to ensuring that everyone can access and enjoy The Hall Estate, whether visiting, staying, learning or attending an event.

As a historic building dating back over 400 years, The Hall Estate has some inherent accessibility limitations. There is no lift, and the upper floors are not suitable for wheelchair users.

Access to the downstairs rooms involves four steps, while the upstairs rooms are reached via a wooden staircase of 33 steps. Due to the historic nature of the grounds, some walkways, paths and terraces may also include steps, uneven surfaces or areas that are more difficult to navigate, although alternative routes and paths are available where possible.

Guests staying at The Hall Estate are allocated a dedicated parking space immediately outside the main house, while Blue Badge holders can request parking when attending tours. General parking is limited due to the nature of the grounds. There is one visitor toilet within the main house, and assistance animals are welcome.

Guests with accessibility needs are entitled to one complimentary carer ticket for a personal carer accompanying a disabled guest, provided at least one full-price ticket is purchased.

The Alex Moulton Charitable Trust is committed to preventing modern slavery and human trafficking across all areas of its work and to promoting integrity, dignity and fair treatment.

We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking and are committed to fair and transparent recruitment of staff and volunteers, appropriate due diligence in procurement and supplier relationships, and raising awareness among trustees, staff and volunteers.

We expect all suppliers and contractors we work with to comply with the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and uphold ethical labour practices, and we may review or terminate relationships where these standards are not met. Trustees, staff and volunteers will be made aware of the risks and potential signs of modern slavery and exploitation, with appropriate training provided where relevant, particularly to those involved in procurement and contract management.

Any concerns can be raised through the Trust’s safeguarding and whistleblowing procedures. This policy is reviewed annually and updated where necessary to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and best practice.