Parish Safeguarding
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Promoting a Safer Church is the Church of England’s safeguarding policy statement for children, young people and adults and must be adopted by every PCC. What does a PCC need to do?The Parish Safeguarding Handbook, used together with The Church of England – Birmingham’s supplement, outlines what the local church must do. The Parish Safeguarding Dashboard helps the church to implement these requirements. + Parish Safeguarding Handbook + The Church of England - Birmingham Parish Handbook Supplement Safeguarding during COVID-19Thirtyone:eight have seven really helpful safeguarding tips for churches to help them during the pandemic. Read them here and watch their short video
Got a question for the safeguarding team?Drop in to our parish Zoom FAQ meetings - please check The Update or The Bulletin for the dates and Zoom links or contact the safeguarding team and request the link via email Email or call us - 0121 426 0407
Example Policies & FormsFaith & Safeguarding• The Gospel sexual abuse and the church • Forgiveness and reconciliation in the aftermath of abuse Escaping the Maze of Spiritual Abuse, Oakley & Humphries (1918) Parish Safeguarding RolesRecord KeepingSafeguarding During a VacancyOlder Safeguarding UpdatesSummaries of National Safeguarding Policies for Parishes• Responding well to domestic abuse • Safer recruitment and DBS procedures 2016 • Key roles and responsibilities of church office holders and bodies summary • Responding to and reporting concerns and allegations about church officers • Responding to and reporting concerns about under 18s and vulnerable adults summary
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