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Safeguarding Policy
Safeguarding Policy
The safeguarding policy can be accessed here.
For further information from the Diocese, see the Diocesan Safeguarding Website
Mandatory Training Requirements
Mandatory Training Requirements
The mandatory training requirements were published by the Diocese of Ely in their April 2023 Safeguarding Newsletter.
Some of the course can be completed on online via the Church Of England Safeguarding Portal. Click the button below for access to those course.
Clergy, LLMs, ALMs and Clergy with PTO
Clergy, LLMs, ALMs and Clergy with PTO
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Safeguarding Foundations
Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
Safeguarding Leadership Pathway
Safer Recruitment & People Management
Parish Safeguarding Officers
Parish Safeguarding Officers
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Safeguarding Foundations
Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
Safeguarding Leadership Pathway
Safer Recruitment & People Management
Parish Safeguarding Officer Induction
Churchwardens
Churchwardens
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Safeguarding Foundations
Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
Leadership - if the parish is in vacancy.
Bespoke safeguarding briefing - offered as part of the Archdeacons Visitations.
PCC Members
PCC Members
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Safeguarding Foundations
Safer Recruitment - if involved in recruitment.
Leadership
Leadership
Roles that play a leadership role in shaping the culture of the Parish Church just complete…
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Safeguarding Foundations
Safeguarding Leadership Pathway
The Safeguarding Leadership Pathway focuses on leadership and cultural change. The Parish Church must assess the safeguarding training needs of their volunteers, elected officials and paid roles to decide if the requirement to attend the Leadership Pathway is met.
Volunteers
Volunteers
Volunteers who do not take on any of the above roles in addition to the role they are volunteering for, must complete…
Basic Safeguarding Awareness
Modern Slavery and Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
Modern Slavery and Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse
The Modern Slavery module is available via NST and Clewer project. This training is advocated as good practice but is not a requirement.
Unless listed under the mandatory requirements above, Raising Awareness of Domestic Abuse is now listed as a recommendation but not a requirement.
PCC DBS Checks
PCC DBS Checks
DBS Checks and Eligibility
The Safer Recruitment Toolkit (Section C, found in Section 9 of the Safer Recruitment and People Management Practice Guidance (2021)) outlines policy guidance for DBS checks for PCC members, cross-referenced with Charity Commission guidance. More details can be found in the attached document (click the button below)
Church Positions Agreed with uCheck
Click the button below to open a spreadsheet that lists the current positions that we can carry out DBS checks for.
Safeguarding Action Plan
Safeguarding Action Plan
We now have a safeguarding action plan that has been drawn up following our audit. Most of the actions will be carried out following the APCMs once the PCCs are in place for 2024/25. Revd Nigel will liaise with the churchwardens and Parish Safeguading Officers in terms of the next steps. For those with access to the action plan, you can view it be clicking the button below.
If the above button does not open the safeguarding action plan, this means that you do not have access to it. Currently those with access are churchwardens. PSO's will be added once the distributiuon list has been set up.
Safeguarding Worksheets
Safeguarding Worksheets
PCCs should spend time discussion a number of Safeguarding Worksheets to ensure we meet the requirements set out the in the Church of England Safeguarding Processes.
These will be made available here in due course, but the firest one that we are requried to review can be opened by clicking the button below.
Other Relevant Safeguarding Documents
Other Relevant Safeguarding Documents
Visiting Bell Ringers
Visiting Bell Ringers
We now have a new policy for visiting bell ringers. This can be viewed on the policies page on out website. Each visit will require a form to be completed (Appendix A of the policy). Regular organisers who ring in the benefice will be able to complete an annual form.
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