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Safeguarding e-manual
  • Application of Safeguarding Guidance to Theological Education Institutions
    • Section 1: Introduction
    • Section 2: Direction of travel
    • Section 3: Which bishop and diocese should a TEI relate to?
    • Section 4: Specific safeguarding considerations for TEIs
    • Section 5: Role equivalence – Learning required by staff
    • Section 6: Safeguarding checks
    • Section 7: Learning required by students
    • Section 8: Managing allegations and responding well
    • Section 9: Guidance and policy documents
    • Appendix 1: Proforma report
    • Appendix 2: Sample role description for TEI Designated Safeguarding Lead
  • Declaration of conflict of interest
    • Section 1: Purpose
    • Section 2: Guiding principles
    • Section 3: Procedures
    • Terminology checker
  • Managing Safeguarding Concerns and Allegations
    • Introduction
    • Managing Allegations download
    • Section 1: Triage and Referrals
      • Section 1.1.1-1.1.7: Triage
      • Section 1.1.8-1.1.10: Referrals
    • Section 2: Initial contact and support
      • Section 2.1: Initial contact
      • Section 2.2: Initial contact: Support and well-being
      • Section 2.3-2.7: Link and Support Persons
    • Section 3: The role of Safeguarding Case Management Groups
      • Section 3.1: When should a Safeguarding Case Management Group (SCMG) be established?
      • Section 3.2-3.4: Timescales for holding SCMG meetings
      • Section 3.5: Identifying a Chair
      • Section 3.6: The membership of a SCMG
      • Section 3.7-3.9: The agenda of an SCMG meeting
      • Section 3.10-3.12: Decision making
      • Section 3.13-3.14: Escalation to DSAP Chair or equivalent role
      • Section 3.15: Reflective practice exercises
    • Section 4: Pathways
      • Section 4A: Members of clergy
        • 4A.1: Initial response considerations
        • 4A.2: The initial case summary and the role of the SCMG
        • 4A.3: Immediate assessment of safeguarding risks
        • 4A.4: Support
        • 4A.5: Impact on Church Community
        • 4A.6: Disciplinary Procedures
        • 4A.7-4A.11: The aims and scope of safeguarding enquiries
      • Section 4B: Lay volunteers
        • 4B.1 & 4B.2: Initial response and convening a Safeguarding Case Management Group (SCMG)
        • 4B.3: The role of the SCMG and safeguarding enquiries
        • 4B.4: Immediate assessment of safeguarding risks
        • 4B.5: Support
        • 4B.6: Impact on Church communities
        • 4B.8-4B.15: The aims and scope of safeguarding enquiries
      • Section 4C: Managing safeguarding risks in the Church Community
        • 4C.1: Deciding whether the person is a risk
        • 4C.2-4C.6: The approach to risk assessment
        • 4C.7-4C.9: The Church Safety Plan
        • 4C.10-4C.12: Church Safety Plans Reviews
      • Section 4D: Managing posthumous safeguarding concerns and allegations
        • 4D.1: Support for the complainant
        • 4D.2: Taking a balanced approach
        • 4D.3 & 4D.4: Information gathering
        • 4D.5-4D.7: Risk assessment and management
      • Section 4E: Employees
        • 4E.1-4E.2: Managing allegations against employees
      • Section 4F: Failure to follow safeguarding requirements
        • 4F.1-4F.5: Initial enquiries
        • 4F.6-4F.16: The initial Safeguarding Code of Practice Meeting
        • 4F.17-4F.20: Safeguarding Development Plan
        • 4F.21-4F.22: Closure
      • Section 4G: Elected Members
        • 4G.1-4G.2: Initial response considerations
        • 4G.3-4G.9: The initial case summary and the role of the SCMG
        • 4G.10-4G.14: Safeguarding Enquiries
    • Section 5: Risk Assessment
    • Section 6: Outcomes, closure and the long-term management of risk
      • Section 6.1: Further action to manage ongoing risks
      • Section 6.2-6.4: Safeguarding Development Plan
      • Section 6.5-6.12: Church Safety Plans
      • Section 6.13 -6.16: Apologies, closure and ongoing support to the complainant
    • Appendix 1: Insurance and civil claims
    • Appendix 2: National Clergy Register
    • Appendix 3: Expectations regarding the conduct of members of clergy
    • Appendix 4: Right to attend church services
    • Terminology checker
    • Risk Assessment & Management Resources
    • Further Resources
  • Parish Safeguarding Toolkit
    • Dealing with a disclosure
    • Know How Hub
      • Gangs, Grooming, County Lines & Cults
      • Mental Health and Dementia
    • Making a Referral
      • How to Refer to Statutory Services
      • When to refer to the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer
    • PSO Recognition Pack
    • Parish Safeguarding Officer - Appointment and Introduction Pack
    • Parish Safeguarding Resources Contents
    • Posters
      • Information & Awareness Posters
      • Promoting A Safer Church and Safe Spaces Posters
      • Simple Definition Posters
    • Responding Well to Victims and Survivors resources
    • Safeguarding Learning and Development Resources
    • Safer Recruitment & People Management Resources
      • Pre-appointment
      • Probation
      • Induction
      • Interviews and Assessment
      • Learning and Development
      • Advertising a Role
      • Application Process
      • Appointment
      • Responsibilities
      • Ongoing Support, Accountability, Oversight and Supervision
      • Role Description and Person Specification
      • Shortlisting Applicants
      • Confidential Declarations
      • Criminal Records
      • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
    • Social Media Resources
  • Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse
    • Introduction
    • Section 1: Responding well to all victims and survivors
    • Section 2: Co-creating support with victims and survivors of Church-based abuse
    • Section 3: Summary of support for victims and survivors of Church-based abuse
    • Section 4: Arranging therapeutic support
    • Section 5: The Support Person role
    • Section 6: Spiritual and pastoral support for victims and survivors
    • Section 7: The issuing of apologies by Church Bodies
    • Section 8: Centrally arranged support for victims and survivors
    • Resources
  • Reporting Safeguarding Concerns and Allegations
    • Introduction
    • Section 1: What to do on receipt of a safeguarding concern or allegation
    • Section 2: Responding to safeguarding concerns or allegations that do not involve Church Officers
    • Terminology checker
  • Campaigns
  • Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
    • Foreword
    • Introduction
    • Section 1: Context
    • Section 2: Definitions
    • Section 3: Domestic Abuse
    • Section 4.1: Deliverance Ministry
    • Section 4.2: Spiritual Abuse
  • Safeguarding Guidance for Local Ecumenical Partnerships
    • Safeguarding Guidance for Local Ecumenical Partnerships
  • Safeguarding in Acknowledged Religious Communities
    • Introduction
    • Terminology checker
    • Section 1: General provisions
    • Section 2: Appointing a Designated Safeguarding Person
    • Section 3.1: Safer Recruitment (General)
    • Section 3.2: Safer Recruitment and People Management
    • Section 4: Creating a healthy culture
    • Section 5: Safeguarding Learning and Development
    • Section 6: Safeguarding yourself and your community
    • Section 7: Reporting concerns or allegations
    • Section 8: Serious incident reporting to the Charity Commission
    • Section 9: Episcopal Visitors
    • Appendix A: Model role description/person specification for Designated Safeguarding Person
    • Appendix B: Example implementation self-audit checklist
  • Safeguarding in Recognised Religious Communities
    • Introduction
    • Terminology checker
    • Section 1: General Provisions
    • Section 2: Appointing a Designated Safeguarding Person
    • Section 3.1: Safer Recruitment and People Management (General)
    • Section 3.2: Safer Recruitment and People Management
    • Section 4: Creating a healthy culture
    • Section 5: Safeguarding Learning and Development
    • Section 6: Safeguarding yourself and your community
    • Section 7: Reporting concerns or allegations
    • Section 8: Serious Incident Reporting to the Charity Commission
    • Section 9: Episcopal Visitors
    • Appendix A: Model role descriptions/person specification for Designated Safeguarding Person
    • Appendix B: Example Implementation Checklist
  • Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework
    • Preface and Introduction
    • Section 1: Our Vision for Safeguarding Learning
    • Section 2: Safeguarding Learning
    • Section 3: Core Safeguarding Pathways
    • Section 4: Additional Safeguarding Learning Pathways
    • Section 5: Professional Development for Safeguarding Staff
    • Section 6: Additional Development Opportunities
    • Section 7: Quality Assurance
    • Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework graphic
    • Downloadable Version
  • Safeguarding Practice Reviews
    • Introduction
    • Section 1: Overview
    • Section 2: Thresholds for holding a Safeguarding Practice Review
    • Section 3: Decision making process for commissioning Safeguarding Practice Reviews
    • Section 4: Managing Safeguarding Practice Reviews
      • Section 4.1: Establishing a Review Group
      • Section 4.2 Setting the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Safeguarding Practice Review
      • Section 4.3: Tone and Methodology
      • Section 4.4: Selecting and Appointing the Independent Reviewer
      • Section 4.6: Quality Assurance and signing off the report
    • Section 5: Publishing Safeguarding Practice Reviews Reports
    • Section 6: Implementation and Evaluation of SPRs
    • Appendix A: Types of Reflective Exercises
    • Appendix B: Template Terms of Reference
    • Appendix C: Quality Markers
  • Safeguarding Serious Incident Reporting to the Charity Commission
    • Section 1: Guidance for DBFs
    • Section 2: Guidance for PCCs
    • Section 3: Guidance for Religious Communities
    • Section 4: Guidance for Cathedral Chapters
    • Section 5: Guidance for DBEs
    • Safeguarding Serious Incident Reporting FAQs
    • Safeguarding Serious Incident Reporting Example Template Delegations
    • Safeguarding Serious Incident Bulk Reporting Template
  • Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance
    • Introduction
    • Permission to Officiate Policy 2025
    • Terminology Checker
    • Section 1: Data Protection, Record Keeping and Information Sharing
    • Section 2: Clergy
      • Section 2.1: Clergy - Responsibilities
      • Section 2.2: Clergy - Advertising
      • Section 2.3: Clergy - Application Process
      • Section 2.4: Clergy- Confidential Declaration Forms
      • Section 2.5: Clergy - Shortlisting Applicants
      • Section 2.6: Clergy - Selection Process
      • Section 2.7: Clergy - Pre-appointment Checks
      • Section 2.8: Clergy - Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Overseas Criminal Records Checks
      • Section 2.9: Clergy - Risk Assessing Criminal Record Information
      • Section 2.10: Clergy - Appointment
      • Section 2.11: Clergy - Induction
      • Section 2.12: Clergy - Ongoing Support, Accountability and Oversight
      • Section 2.13: Clergy - Learning & Development
      • Section 2.14: Clergy - Occasional Ministry in Other Diocese and Overseas Clergy
    • Section 3: Employees
      • Section 3.1 Employees - Responsibilities
      • Section 3.2: Employees - Job Descriptions and Person Specifications
      • Section 3.3: Employees - Advertising
      • Section 3.4: Employees - Application Process
      • Section 3.5: Employees - Confidential Declaration Forms
      • Section 3.6: Employees - Shortlisting
      • Section 3.7: Employees - Interviews
      • Section 3.8: Employees - Pre-appointment Checks and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
      • Section 3.9: Employees - Risk Assessing Criminal Record Information
      • Section 3.10 Employees - Appointment
      • Section 3.11: Employees - Induction
      • Section 3.12: Employees - Probation Period
      • Section 3.13: Employees - Ongoing support, accountability, oversight and supervision
      • Section 3.14: Employees - Learning and development
    • Section 4 - Volunteers
      • Section 4.1: Volunteers - Responsibilities
      • Section 4.2: Volunteer Role Descriptions and Person Specifications
      • Section 4.3: Volunteers - Advertising
      • Section 4.4: Volunteers - Application Process
      • Section 4.5: Volunteers - Confidential Declaration Forms
      • Section 4.6: Volunteers- Shortlisting
      • Section 4.7: Volunteers - Interviews
      • Section 4.8: Volunteers - Pre-appointment checks and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
      • Section 4.9: Volunteers - Risk Assessing Criminal Record Information
      • Section 4.10: Volunteers - Appointment
      • Section 4.11: Volunteers - Induction
      • Section 4.12: Volunteers - Settling in process
      • Section 4.13:Volunteers - Ongoing support, accountability, oversight and supervision
      • Section 4.14: Volunteers - Learning and development
    • Section 5: Elected Members
      • Section 5.1: Elected Members - Nominations and Disqualifications
      • Section 5.2: Elected Members - Election
      • Section 5.3: Elected Members - Confidential Declarations/DBS checks
      • Section 5.4: Elected Members - Induction
      • Section 5.5: Elected Members - Learning and development
      • Section 5.6: Elected Members - Suspension/Removal
    • Appendix A: What roles are within the scope of the Safer Recruitment and People Management processes?
    • Appendix B: Examples of proportionality
    • Appendix C: What is Regulated Activity?
    • Appendix D: Clergy Current Status Letter (CCSL), Confidential Declaration Form (CDF) and Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Certificate
    • Appendix E: Volunteers/Employees under the age of 18
  • Ukrainian refugees
    • For clergy considering hosting refugees
    • Information for everyone
    • Modern slavery resources
  • Chorister Safeguarding Toolkit
    • Chapter 1 Supervision & Safeguarding Responsibilities
      • Safeguarding Training and Resources
      • 1.1 Legal Requirements & Guidance
      • 1.2 Chaperoning & Chorister Oversight
      • 1.3 Roles & Responsibilities - School(s) and Cathedral Staff and Volunteers
      • 1.5 Policies & Procedures
    • Chapter 2 Communication & Information Sharing
      • 2.1 Documenting and Sharing Safeguarding Related Information - internally
      • 2.2 Documenting and Sharing Safeguarding Related Information - Chorister Schools and Other External Settings/Agencies
      • 2.3 Recording of Pastoral and Welfare Concerns in Respect of Choristers
      • 2.3b Recording of Low-Level Concerns in Respect of Adult Behaviours
      • 2.4 Communication With, and Feedback From, Parents and Carers
      • 2.5 Chorister Information
    • Chapter 3 Scheduling & Wellbeing
      • 3.1 Balancing Scheduling Demands, Particularly During Busy Periods
      • 3.2 Chorister Wellbeing & Health (Incl. Vocal Health)
      • 3.3 Chorister (Child's) Voice & Views
      • 3.4 Mobile Phones & Social Media Use
    • Chapter 4: Physical Safety & Environment
      • 4.1 CCTV
      • 4.2 Building Safety, Security, Comfort (e.g. Robing, Toilets) and External Safety
      • 4.3 Child-Friendly Materials
      • 4.4 Live Streaming, Photography, Videos & Images
      • 4.5 Choir Trips, Including Tours & Other Offsite Activities
    • Chapter 5: Policies & Risk Management
      • 5.1 Chorister Safeguarding Policy & Procedures
      • 5.2 Missing/Lost Child Procedures
      • 5.3 Risk Assessments
      • 5.4 Governance & Accountability
    • Other Resources
  • Regulations
    • Diocesan Safeguarding Regulations 2024
    • Safeguarding (Clergy Risk Assessment) Regulations 2024

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PSO Recognition Pack

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Last updated: 27 August 2026

In this section you will find access to the PSO Recognition Pack resources which you can download for your reference. You can tailor the Bishop's Letter, Certificate of Appreciation and Thankyou Cards as you wish:

 

 Bishop's Letter of Thanks 

Certificate of Appreciation (160.29 KB)

 

Thank you Cards

 Full Booklet 

 

 PSO Recognition PowerPoint Presentation

PSO Recognition Pack

 

a6_prayer_card_v3.pdf (196.57 KB)

 

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