Below you will find access to links for useful resources and downloads from both the Church of England website.
Download ‘Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies practice guidance’
Adopted by the House of Bishops and published in 2017
Download the Church of England booklet, ‘Promoting a Safer Church’
Policy Statement by the House of Bishops, published in 2017 by the national Archbishop’s Council.
Safeguarding Week 2023
Watch videos from last year’s safeguarding week, ‘Strength in Numbers’, below.
The recorded sessions are:
- Interview with Andy Broom, Archdeacon of the East Riding
- Q&A with Archbishop Stephen
- National Safeguarding Standards – Dr Sam Nunney
- Self care and mindfulness – The Revd Dr Andrew de Smet
- Safer recruitment – Dr Mike Tyler
- Modern Slavery; awareness raising and safeguarding – The Clewer Initiative
Downloads from the Church of England website:
Go to www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church/policy-practice-guidance for:
Responding Well
- Responding to Safeguarding Concerns or Allegations that relate to Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults practice guidance (2018)
- Responding to, assessing and managing concerns or allegations against church officers practice guidance (2017)
- Responding well to domestic abuse practice guidance (2017)
- Responding well to those who have been sexually abused practice guidance (2011)
Safer Recruitment
- Safer recruitment practice guidance (2016)
- Safer Recruitment – Permission to Officiate
Parish Resources
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster for parishes (with logo space)
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster for parishes (without logo space)
- Fact Sheet – Sexting (youth produced sexual imagery)
- Model Consent Form – Transport
- Model Activity Risk Assessment Template
- Model Parish Recording Template
- Model Parish Safeguarding Checklist
- Model Parish Safeguarding Policy
- Safeguarding in your parish – who’s who?
- Model parish safeguarding officer role description