This is a specific pathway only for Church Officers who are employed.
- Section 1: Triage and Referrals
- Section 2: Initial Contact
- Section 3: Safeguarding Case Management Group
- Section 4E: Managing safeguarding concerns and allegations about employees
- Introduction
- 4E.1-4E.2 Managing allegations against employees
Introduction
This pathway sets out the steps, requirements and guidance when responding to safeguarding allegations about an employee. For the purposes of this Code, an employee is someone who has entered into or works under (or has previously, worked under) a contract of employment with a Church Body.
This pathway covers both:
- situations where the allegation is that of direct abuse i.e. the employee is alleged to have engaged in actions or behaviours that have harmed, are likely to have harmed, or could lead to harm to, one or more individuals; and
- situations in which the allegation is that an employee, who is a “relevant person” under the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure 2021, has not followed the Safeguarding Code of Practice and / or the House of Bishops’ safeguarding guidance.
Where an employee is also a member of clergy, please refer to Section 4A.
The processes outlined in this Section should be followed in conjunction with any relevant Human Resources (HR) policies and procedures.