New for 2021
The Safer Recruitment & People Management Guidance was approved in April 2021, with an implementation date of 1st January 2022. The NST have announced the launch of the new guidance on 28/6/21.
The Safer Recruitment & People Management Guidance is available via the online Safeguarding e-manual, found here. (This is the first Guidance to go onto the Safeguarding e-Manual and eventually all safeguarding guidance will be located there). Please find it here for your reference.
New for 2019
Codes of Safer Working Practice (2019)
Training and development practice guidance (2019)
Fact Sheet for Parishes on updated guidance on reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission (1 August 2019)
Safer Environment and Activities (2019)
New for 2018
Parish Safeguarding Handbook (updated version 2019)
Updates in 2017
Protecting All God's Children CofE - November 2010 - this remains national policy, however, please note:
Chapter 4 has been replaced by 'Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies'.
Chapters 7 and 8 have been replaced by 'Responding to, assessing and managing safeguarding allegations and concerns against church officers' (October 2017).
Promoting a Safer Church was updated in 2017 - NB Any references to concerns and allegations in this document have been replaced by Chapters 7 and 8, as above.
Non-Serious Incident Reporting
Fact Sheet for Parishes on updated guidance on reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission
How to report a Serious Incident
Guidance for PCCs: Reporting non-safeguarding Serious Incident to the Charity Commission 1 Aug 2019
Serious Incident Reporting to the Charity Commission FAQ's 1 August 2019
Serious Safeguarding Incident Reporting
Identifying and Reporting Safeguarding Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission: Guidance for DBFs, PCCs and Religious Communities (2021) explains how to identify a serious Safeguarding Incident and what to do when on occurs
Practical guidance: How to make a Safeguarding Serious Incident report to the Charity Commission (2019)
Parish Information
Parish Safeguarding Handbook (2018) (updated version 2019)
Glossary reference document (2017)
Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies practice guidance (2017)
Responding Well
Responding well to domestic abuse practice guidance (2017)
Responding well to those who have been sexually abused practice guidance (2011)
Training
Training and development practice guidance (2019)
Safer Recruitment
Safer recruitment practice guidance (2016)
Safer recruitment- Permission to Officiate
Joint Practice Guidance with The Methodist Church
Safeguarding Records: Joint Practice Guidance for the Church of England and the Methodist Church (2015)
Safeguarding Guidance for Single Congregation Local Ecumenical Partnerships (2015)
Safeguarding in religious communities practice guidance (2015)
Safeguarding: Links to General Guidance
Working Together to safeguard children DfE- July 2018
Theatre Performance Guidance DfE - April 2013
Younger Children and Social Networking Sites NSPCC - 2013
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Service
Social Media Guidelines Diocese of Leeds - 2014
Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation Barnados - 2012
Protecting Young Bell Ringers and Permission to Ring Form CCCBR Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
Safeguarding Children from abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession ECM - 2013
Safeguarding: Local Authority Contacts
Local Authority contacts - child and adult
