
Diocesan policy and essential resources for everyone
Safer recruitment of volunteers and paid staff
The two main documents are:
The above documents make reference to the following resources:
Resources for the PCC and Parish Safeguarding Officers
- Parish Dashboards
- Parish Safeguarding Handbook
- Safeguarding information on parish websites
- Safeguarding roles within a parish
- Safeguarding poster (A3)
- Safeguarding poster (A4)
- Childline poster
- Health and safety checklist for children's activities
- Responding to a safeguarding concern or allegation - Model procedure for PCC
- Recording Allegations of Abuse or Concern
- Stop it Now! Website
Other resources will be added to this section in response to requests from parishes.
Please sent any requests to the safeguarding team safeguarding@covcofe.org
For people working with children and vulnerable adults
- Responding to disclosures, allegations or concerns in your church
- Personal risk assessment tool
- Activities risk assessment template
Resources will be added to this section in response to requests from parishes.
Please sent any requests to the safeguarding team safeguarding@covcofe.org
Responding to safeguarding concerns or allegations
Parish Safeguarding Audits
National policy statements and practice guidance

- Fact sheet: Types of Abuse - 2018
- Key Roles and Responsibilities of Church Office Holders and Bodies - 2017
- Responding to Assessing and Managing Safeguarding Concerns or Allegations against Church Officers - 2017
- Responding Well to Domestic Abuse - 2017
- Glossary Reference Document - 2017
- The Gospel, Sexual Abuse and the Church - 2016
- Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure - 2016
- Amending Canon 34 - 2016
- Safer Recruitment - 2016
- Safeguarding in Religious Communities - 2015
- Safeguarding Guidance for LEP’s - 2015
- Responding Well (to those who have been sexually abused) - 2011
- Protecting All God’s Children (4th Edition) - 2010
- Promoting a Safe Church (safeguarding adults) - 2006
- Practice Guidance: Safeguarding Training and Development September 2019
Diocesan accountability
Independent Safeguarding Audit - December 2016
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