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CORE PRINCIPLE

• The person reporting is the priority.
• Treat all reports as genuine.
• Your role is to support, safeguard, and preserve evidence — not investigate.
• Act within legal authority.
• Maintain dignity, privacy, and confidentiality at all times. </aside>

🚨 Trigger

• Direct report of sexual assault or rape
• Third-party report (friend / staff / witness)
• Disclosure of non-consensual contact
• Person distressed with indicators of assault

⏱️ Immediate actions (first response)

1. Move the person to a safe, private space.
2. Stay calm and reassuring.
3. Call Control discreetly.
4. Establish immediate needs only:
   • safety
   • medical attention
   • support person (friend / staff)

Priority: SAFETY + CARE

🧍 Initial response behaviour (critical)

✔ Be calm, supportive, and reassuring

✔ Listen only — allow the person to speak at their own pace

✔ Focus on immediate welfare needs only

❌ Do not:

• Ask questions about what happened
• Try to clarify or confirm details
• Revisit events or timelines