Policies & guidance
National guidance and local documents for Neston u3a.
This page brings together the Third Age Trust’s policy guidance for a local u3a in England. National templates are provided for the committee to adapt and adopt; linking to them does not make them Neston u3a’s approved policies.
Required policy areas
The Trust’s Mandatory and Recommended Policies 2024 checklist lists the following four areas as mandatory. Data protection and privacy have separate templates.
Safeguarding
Guidance, a sample policy and procedures for responding to safeguarding concerns.
Download Safeguarding guidance, policy and procedure (Word)
Check the official u3a version ↗
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The national sample for England, Scotland and Wales.
Download Equality, diversity and inclusion policy — England, Scotland and Wales (Word)
Check the official u3a version ↗
Health and safety
A national policy template covering the safe running of u3a activities.
Download Health and safety policy template (Word)
Check the official u3a version ↗
Data protection and privacy
Templates for managing personal information and explaining how it is used.
Download Data protection policy template (Word)
Check the official u3a version ↗
Download Privacy policy template (Word)
Check the official u3a version ↗
Existing Neston documents
Copies retained from the Neston website. These are separate from the national templates above; publication here does not confirm their current committee approval or review status.
Official guidance
Download Mandatory and recommended policies (PDF)
Check the official u3a version ↗
The same checklist recommends risk, complaints, reserves, external speaker and social media policies for u3as in England. It distinguishes these from the mandatory areas above.
Browse the Third Age Trust’s full information and advice library ↗
Links checked on 3 October 2026. National documents offered locally are reference copies saved on that date; use the official links to check for revisions. The committee should tailor policies to Neston’s activities, record their adoption and review them regularly.