WORKING TOGETHER – Safeguarding the Vulnerable
The annual Diocesan Safeguarding Conference is open to everybody but is especially relevant to those in parishes responsible for overseeing and coordinating Safeguarding and DBS applications. This year there will be two workshops from PREVENT and BORDER FORCE UK available for all participants.
It is being held on Saturday 11 January 2020 from 9.30am – 3pm at Seasalter Christian Centre, CT5 4AX.
Please click here to book – the deadline for booking is Friday 20 December.
Past Case Review 2
The House of Bishops wants to ensure that our churches and church-related activities are as safe as possible for children and vulnerable adults. All Dioceses have therefore been asked to extend the review in 2019 to include children, young people and vulnerable adults. This process is called Past Case Review 2 (PCR2). Please click here to read more.
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers
The Safeguarding Advisers are qualified and experienced social care practitioners who can provide advice and guidance to parishes and others in the diocese on child and adult protection. They can offer advice, discuss any protection matters and clarify anything in the Diocesan Guidelines. They are always ready to work with you to plan a detailed response to any protection issue, taking into account all aspects of your particular situation. Please do not hesitate to contact them; they are always very ready to help.
If the document or checklist you are searching for has been removed please refer to the Church of England’s Safeguarding Website under Template and Resources. If you are still unable to find what you are looking for please contact our Safeguarding Administrator who will be happy to help
Safeguarding forms, job descriptions and policies
- Guidelines
- The National Safeguarding Team (NST) Parish Handbook
- Diocese of Canterbury – Supplementary Safeguarding Booklet
- Church of England’s Social Media Guidelines
- Canterbury Cathedral Safeguarding Guidelines
- Promoting a Safe Church 2006 – National guidelines
- Guidance for Local Children and Young People’s Ministry Teams
- Bell ringing guidelines
- Bell ringing guidelines – Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
- Protecting All God’s Children 2010 – National guidelines
- Deliverance Ministry Referrals
- Messy Church
- Messy Church and Unaccompanied Children
- Off-site, overnight and ‘one-off’ trips safeguarding guidance
- Responding to Domestic Abuse guidelines 2017
- Responding to Serious Safeguarding Situations 2017
- Responding Well to those who have been Sexually Abused 2011
- Safer Recruitment
- Learning & Development Practice Guidance 2016
Risk Assessment for Individuals who may Pose Risk to Children or Adults 2015 - Safeguarding Records: Joint Practice Guidance for the Church of England and the Methodist Church (2015)
- Suggested Church Hall Premises Hire Terms and Conditions
- Working in the community with vulnerable adults
- Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
- Policy statements
- Parish Safeguarding Policy Statement (Annexe A) (Word format) (PDF format)
- Forms
- Incident report form
- Attendance Record template – (Excel format)
- Consent form for off-site activities
- Registration form for children attending groups or activities – (Word format)
- Parental Consent Form – Group Membership
- Photo consent form
- Checklists
- Safeguarding in the Parish – Key tasks for PCCs (Word format) (PDF format)
- Information
- Safeguarding
- Advocacy services
- Bail
- Safeguarding leaflet
- A safe environment for children – (Word format)
- ChildLine posters
- Definitions of child abuse categories
- Human Trafficking and Exploitation
- Mental Health Matters
- Protocols – Disqualifying someone from working with children by association with someone who is barred
- Risk Assessment Group membership and terms of reference
- Safeguarding Management Group membership and terms of reference
- Signs and symptoms of child abuse
- The lessons we need to learn
- Towards a Safer Church: Liturgical Resources
- Are you a safeguarding church? – PCC Activity Pack
- Disclosure and Barring Service
- Application Form checklist
- Consent form for external validation 2017
- Criteria for obtaining Disclosures from the DBS
- DBS Code of Practice
- DBS ID checking guidelines
- DBS list of offences that will never be filtered from a criminal record check
- Diocesan Policy Statement – Recruitment of ex-offenders
- Diocesan Policy Statement – Secure storage of disclosure information etc
- Guidelines for additional addresses for specific groups and specific situations
- List of countries in European Economic Area
- Update Service Request Form (Form 3U)
- Applicant’s guide to completing DBS application forms
- Safeguarding
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Fiona Coombs 07548 232395 E-mail: fcoombs@diocant.org |
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Paul Brightwell 07398 009951 E-mail: pbrightwell@diocant.org |
For information about Disclosure and Barring Service checks, please contact:
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Karen Carolan-Evans (Safeguarding Administrator) 01227 459401 Email: safeguarding@diocant.org |
For information about safeguarding training, please contact:
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SJ Martin (Safeguarding Trainer) 01227 459401 Email: smartin@diocant.org |
Safeguarding Management Group and Risk Assessment Group
David Kemp (Chair)
E-mail: dkemp@diocant.org
Steve Lillicrap (Vice Chair)
E-mail: slillicrap@diocant.org
Kent County Council services
Main contact: 03000 41 41 41
- Adult social services & health: 03000 41 61 61
- Children & Families Information Service: 03000 41 23 23
- Children’s social services: 03000 41 11 11
