Governance
Policies
At Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide (SoBS) we are committed to protecting your privacy. The purpose of this statement is to explain how SoBS processes your data, whether you are using our service, interested in volunteering, making a donation or just browsing our website.
SoBS takes appropriate technical and organisational measures to keep your data safe, so we may change this Policy from time to time, so please check the policy statement page on our website occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
SoBS supports people in distress through its support service. The service is available by telephone, email, letter and face to face in a number of locations throughout the UK.
SoBS aims to support all survivors over the age of 18 years to the highest possible standard at all times. To help achieve this, we encourage anyone who is not completely happy with the service they have received to let us know immediately, by contacting the Chief Officer at the National Office, by completing the complaints form.
You have the right under the Data Protection Act 1998 to ask for a copy of the information we hold about you and to have any inaccuracies in your information corrected. If you wish to make a subject access request (SAR), please complete the relevant form.
SoBS has a duty of care to all those who access our services and we are committed to protecting the welfare of survivors, volunteers and staff. For full details, please see below safeguarding policy
Annual Reports and Financial Statements
The full Annual Report and Accounts for the charity are available on the Charity Commission Website
Since losing our son Jonathan to suicide in May 2011, we have done quite a lot of fundraising. We have held boot sales, stalls at fetes, skydives and many, many raffles.
In 2005 we tragically lost Fee – beloved wife and mother, when she took her own life. The shock and loss was enormous and it wasn’t until 2009 when we discovered Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide. This charity has helped all three of us, in different ways, in coming to terms with such a painful loss. It is a loss that you never get over, but their involvement in our lives has helped us to move on but not forget.