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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
  • Managing Safeguarding Concerns and Allegations
    • Introduction
    • Terminology checker
    • 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 to the complainant
        • 4D.2: Taking a balanced approach
        • 4D.3 & 4D.4: Information gathering
        • 4D.5-4D.7: Risk assessment and management
        • Step 4D.2: Information gathering and identification of risk
      • 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.10: 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
    • Safer Recruitment and People Management Change Log
    • Scope of the Safer Recruitment and People Management Guidance
    • Safer Recruitment and People Management FAQs
    • Safer Recruitment and People Management Assessment Tool
    • Section 1: Responsibilities
    • Section 2: Role Descriptions and Person Specifications
    • Section 3: Advertising a role
    • Section 4: Application process
    • Section 5: Confidential declarations
    • Section 6: Shortlisting Applicants
    • Section 7: Interviews and Assessment
    • Section 8: Pre-appointment checks
    • Section 9: Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
    • Section 10: Criminal records
    • Section 11: Appointment
    • Section 12: Induction
    • Section 13: Probationary/Settling in Period
    • Section 14: Ongoing support, accountability, oversight and supervision
    • Section 15: Learning and Development
    • Section 16: Record Keeping
  • Ukrainian refugees
    • For clergy considering hosting refugees
    • Information for everyone
    • Modern slavery resources
  • Regulations
    • Diocesan Safeguarding Regulations 2024
    • Safeguarding (Clergy Risk Assessment) Regulations 2024

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