Safeguarding Policies

Policy within the diocese

In the Diocese of Worcester we follow and are committed to the Church of England's House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policies and the relevant statutory legislation and guidance "Working together" to ensure the welfare of children and young people is paramount.These statements are listed below.

For a list of safeguarding requirements for every Parish click here.

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Policy Statements

Promoting a Safer Church; House of Bishops policy statement (2017)

Protecting All God's Children (safeguarding policy for children and young people, 4th edition,2010)

Promoting a Safe Church (safeguarding policy for adults) 2006

Diocese of Worcester Domestic Abuse Policy Statement

Practice Guidance

Parish Safeguarding Handbook (2018)

Safer Environment and Activities

Code of Safer Working Practice

Identifying and Reporting Safeguarding Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission; Guidance for DBF's, PCC's and Religious Communities (2019)

Practical Guidance; how to make a Safeguarding Serious Incident Report to the Charity Commission (2019)

Key roles and responsibilities of Church Office Holders and Bodies Practice Guidance 2017

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 (2017)

Responding Well to Domestic Abuse: Policy and Practice Guidance (2017)

Responding well to those who have been sexually abused (2011)   

Training and Development (2017)

Safer Recruitment (2016)

Safeguarding in Religious Communities (2015)

Reference Documents

Q and A's for PCC's DBF's and Religious Communities on Safeguarding Serious Incident Reporting 

Glossary Reference 2017

DBS Frequently Asked Questions (2017)

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)

Links to useful national (non CoE) policy documents

Working together to Safeguard Children 2018

Information Sharing Advice 2015

Safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings – October 2015

Central Council of Church Bell Ringers General Statement on safeguarding Children in Towers


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