Children are welcome to visit the ITMA library, attend ITMA events, engage with ITMA staff at Pop-Up Archives and may be featured in the ITMA collections. 

At ITMA we believe that 

• It is a priority to ensure the welfare and safety of every child and young person who visits our library. 
• Our guiding principles and procedures to safeguard children and young people reflect national policy and legislation and we will review our guiding principles and child safeguarding procedures every two years. 
• All children and young people have an equal right to be respected as individuals and encouraged to reach their potential, regardless of their background. 
• We are committed to upholding the rights of every child and young person who visits ITMA, including the rights to be kept safe and protected from harm, listened to and heard. 
• Our guiding principles apply to everyone in our organisation. 
• In their interactions with children and young people, all staff, board members and volunteers must conduct themselves in a way that adheres to the guiding principles and procedures to safeguard children outlined in this document. 

ITMA have carried out a risk assessment of all activities and have identified the following programme areas that involve young people, and thus may pose a risk in relation to child safeguarding 

• Unaccompanied minors at ITMA events 

• Transition year programme 

• Minors featuring in ITMA collections 

To mitigate these risks all ITMA staff undergo Child Protection and Safeguarding training, best practice is followed in the recruitment of staff and volunteers and appropriate Garda vetting procedures are followed.  Children may not feature on the ITMA website, or on any of ITMA’s social media accounts, without prior consent from both the child and their parent/guardian. 

The Children’s Officer (DLP) for ITMA is Treasa Harkin – [email protected]
The Deputy Children’s Officer is Róisín Conlon – [email protected] 

This statement was reviewed by the ITMA Board on 9 November 2024.  It is due for review on 9 November 2026.