{"id":1103,"date":"2026-04-10T10:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magecomp.dev\/prestoncitymela\/?page_id=1103"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:10:37","slug":"mela-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/magecomp.dev\/prestoncitymela\/mela-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Mela Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1103\" class=\"elementor elementor-1103\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480bad4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"480bad4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3524544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"3524544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ceb323 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ceb323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ee82f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ee82f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-648f680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"648f680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CIC Documents and Mela policies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799a2c1 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"799a2c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1769dcf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1769dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29eed34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29eed34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Policy Statement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6ba9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb6ba9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Preston City Mela Community Interest Company (PCM CIC) is committed to ensuring that its business is undertaken with making safeguarding as a core element of its work and decision making. As an arts and cultural capital-based organisation that promotes opportunities for children, young people and adults to experience new and multi-cultural arts, were safeguarding will be at the forefront of our work.<\/p><p>PCM CIC will ensure safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. We will also make every effort to ensure that children and adults at risk of abuse can engage with the arts and culture safely, and that there are effective processes and procedures in place to respond to concerns should they arise, in the course of our work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1643c9 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1643c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa81be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa81be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/magecomp.dev\/prestoncitymela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mela-t-c-top.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1105\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magecomp.dev\/prestoncitymela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mela-t-c-top.png 368w, https:\/\/magecomp.dev\/prestoncitymela\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mela-t-c-top-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174324a e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"174324a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a28462 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a28462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac1e01 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bac1e01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4b33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e4b33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mela Policies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08594fc e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08594fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ebbb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8ebbb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mcx-dynamic-wrapper\" style=\"display: flex; 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