Diocese Procedures for Child and Adult SafeguardingParish Safeguarding Handbook | Link Parish Safeguarding Handbook Addendum | PDF Recording Form for Safeguarding Concerns | Word Promoting a Safer Church policy document | PDF Promoting a Safer Church Poster | PDF Roles and Responsibilities Practice Guidance | PDF Safeguarding Privacy Policy | PDF Safeguarding ForumThe Safeguarding Team is holding Safeguarding Officer Forums throughout Spring 2021 and you are all invited to join them. The one hour Zoom sessions will be an opportunity to meet with other Safeguarding Officers and members of the Safeguarding Team to discuss and share any queries, fears, ideas that you have about Safeguarding in your parish/benefice. For further information please email Sally Fitch and to book your place please visit our Eventbrite page here.
Guide on Fundraising Regulation and Church GivingThis makes sure that vulnerable givers are protected. Care should also be taken by parishes when asking donors to telephone the PGS Telephone Service. Fundraising regulation and church giving guidance | PDF
Guide on video and telephone conferencingHow to? video and telephone conferencing | PDF Useful Template FormsChild /Young Person Emergency Contact Form | PDF Church Volunteer Agreement | PDF Parental Consent Form | PDF Parental Consent Form | DOCX Photo Permissions Form for Adults | PDF Photo Permissions Form for Adults | DOCX Photo Permissions Form for Children and Young People | PDF Photo Permissions Form for Children and Young People | DOCX Other External DocumentsSuffolk Adult Safeguarding Policy and Operational Guidance – Part 1 | PDF Suffolk Adult Safeguarding Policy and Operational Guidance – Part 2 | PDF Section 59 of the Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 – Who are Vulnerable Adults? | PDF Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) AuditPlease see below links to an audit undertaken by SCIE on behalf of the National Church of England Safeguarding Team, the diocesan response to the considerations raised and subsequent action plan. The Bishop’s Safeguarding Panel continue to oversee this process. SCIE Audit Action Plan | PDF SCIE is conducting an external, independent audit of Bishopthorpe Palace’s safeguarding arrangements, in November 2020, having postponed it in March because of restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The independent team want to hear from people with first-hand experience of seeking a response from clergy, or others in Church-related roles, at Bishopthorpe, to safeguarding issues. You may have disclosed abuse, you may have shared Church failures to respond to such disclosures or you may have shared concerns about unsafe practices or people. The independent auditors want to understand what is working well and what has gone wrong in the past. If you feel you would like to contribute to this audit, as a survivor or as someone who may have raised a safeguarding concern, please email the auditors directly at: learningtogether@scie.org.uk. Alternatively you can contact Anna Flower, Provincial Safeguarding Officer at email: anna.flower@churchofengland.org Your views on our safeguarding work are valued in this Diocese. If you would like to express your views, please complete and return the 'How safe do you feel?' survey below. How safe do you feel? | PDF OtherWhistleblowing Policy | PDF
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