ABOUT
Plainly is run by Katie Rattenbury, a senior manager with more than 15 years in mental health and voluntary sector services.
MY STORY
I have spent more than 15 years managing mental health and voluntary sector services, including deputising as a designated safeguarding lead. I have written policies, trained teams, managed incidents and sat in front of commissioners.
Along the way I read a lot of policies. Some were brilliant. Many were 40 pages long, copied from much bigger organisations, and never opened by the people they were written for.
Plainly is the fix: short, clear documents that fit your charity, training that turns them into practice, and honest reviews that show you where you stand.
Most of all, I'm passionate about training. The people on the frontline do some of the hardest work there is, and they deserve to walk in every day with the knowledge, confidence and tools they need to support people well.
HOW I WORK
If a trustee would need to read it twice, I rewrite it.
Policies sized to your charity, not a national one.
I tell you where you stand, even when it's not what you hoped.
Diversity Implications in every policy, and accessible materials by default.
GOOD TO KNOW
I provide professional policy and practice expertise, not legal advice. I will tell you when you need a solicitor.
For outsourced DPO services or GDPR audits, I can point you to a specialist.
No templates with your logo stuck on. Every piece of work is written for you.