On this page you will find helpful templates and resources to be used alongside the Church of England's safeguarding policy and practice guidance documents which can be found here.
Parish resources
- Parish Safeguarding Handbook
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster for parishes (with logo space)
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster for parishes (with logo and photos)
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster for parishes (without logo space)
- Promoting a Safer Church A3 poster (without logo, with photos)
- Fact Sheet - Sexting (youth produced sexual imagery)
- Model Consent Form - Recordings and Privacy Notice
- Model Consent Form - Transport
- Model Activity Risk Assessment Template
- Model Parish Recording Template
- Model Parish Safeguarding Checklist
- Model Parish Safeguarding Policy
- Model Personal Risk Assessment tool
- Model Registration Form - Activities and Trips
- Model Risk Assessment Checklist for Home Visiting
- Model Volunteer Driver Agreement
- Parish – Who’s Who
Types of Abuse
Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies
The below templates and documents relate to Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies practice guidance (2017)
- Guidance on resourcing safeguarding in dioceses
- Diocesan safeguarding advisory panel - model terms of reference
- Model role description of chair of diocesan safeguarding advisory panel
- Diocesan safeguarding advisor - model role description
- Safeguarding in your parish - who's who?
- Model safeguarding provision that can be attached to any hire of church premises agreement
- Model parish safeguarding checklist
- Model parish safeguarding officer role description
Responding to, assessing and managing concerns or allegations against church officers
The below templates and documents relate to Responding to, assessing and managing concerns or allegations against church officers practice guidance (2017)
Independent Risk Assessments
Regulations which came into force in March 2017 state that safeguarding risk assessments in respect of members of clergy must be carried out by an independent person with relevant expertise from an approved list. See here for the regulations. Below is a brief guidance document aimed at Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers (DSAs) to support them in identifying the appropriate independent risk assessor from the Approved List, which can also be found below.
Independent Risk Assessment - Approved List Guidance
Risk Assessors Approved Supplier List
Templates
- Template notification to follow safeguarding policy and procedures
- Template initial case summary
- Template interim safeguarding agreement
- Template case management update tool
- Template ongoing safeguarding agreement
- Template referral and terms of reference for an independent risk assessment
- Template letter of instruction for independent risk assessment
- Model ongoing safeguarding agreement with an offender
Responding well to domestic abuse
The below templates and documents relate to Responding well to domestic abuse practice guidance (2017)
- Domestic abuse fact sheet
- Domestic abuse disclosure flowchart PDF / WORD DOC
- The legal context
- Theology
- Diocesan statement on domestic abuse
- Parish statement on domestic abuse
- Template safety and exit plan
- Confidentiality and data protection
- Marriage preparation: recommended good practice
- Resources on domestic abuse
Theological texts
- Forgiveness & Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Abuse (2017) - House of Bishops commended document from Faith and Order Commission
- The Gospel, Sexual Abuse and the Church: A theological resource for the local church (2016) - House of Bishops commended document from Faith and Order Commission
Both of these documents are available to purchase through Church House Publishing