Welcome to the Safeguarding e-manual
This e-manual contains the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Guidance and Safeguarding Code of Practice. Each specific piece of Guidance / Code comprises a Chapter of the e-manual.
Safeguarding Code of Practice (duty to comply)
- Safeguarding Practice Reviews
- Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework
House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Guidance (due regard)
- Declaration of Conflict of Interest
- Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse
- Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
- Safeguarding in Religious Communities
- Safer Recruitment and People Management
Other policies (good practice)
- Ukrainian Refugees
- Safeguarding in Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs)
- Application of Safeguarding Guidance to Theological Education Institutions (TEIs)
The remaining (earlier) guidance can be found on our website and will transfer to the e-manual in due course.
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Chapters are designed to be read online, but there is the option to download a PDF of specific sections or the entire guidance.
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