The full Digital Safeguarding Policy of the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) can be downloaded here: 

The information in this document was prepared by YAC’s parent charity, the Council for British Archaeology. This policy was first published and approved by the CBA and it’s Trustee Safeguarding Champion in February 2021 and updated in November 2025. 

For more advice or information about the policy, please contact YAC HQ.

Support Documents

To support safe online activity we have also produced a number of support resources:

We have also created a child friendly guidance document for Staying safe in online groups.

This outlines what a child can expect during a meeting:

• how they should behave and how others should behave towards them
• who to contact if they need help

In addition, we have created a toolkit to support online meetings here: Online Meetings Platform Toolkit and Support Resources