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1.1.1 What is a safeguarding concern or allegation?
A safeguarding concern arises where someone has suspicions about a person or situation, but the reason has notyet been established. For example, there may be concerns about a child who often comes to Sunday School upset, dirty and hungry. An allegation is a ...
Introduction
This is a Safeguarding Code of Practice issued under section 5A of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, as amended by the Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure 2021. The purpose of this code This code imposes requirements on relevan...
1.1.2 Responding to safeguarding concerns or allegations that do not involve church officers or individuals
Where a safeguarding allegation is made against someone who is not a church officer, safeguarding officers mustmake every effort to signpost, refer or enable access to appropriate support for the person raising the allegation and the complainant. Sometimes, ...
1.1.3 - 1.1.5 Referrals to the NST
Where the NST takes the lead coordinating role regarding the management of a case, the NST caseworker(s)involved will work closely with the relevant safeguarding officers. Where the NST assesses that the case doesnot meet its criteria, an explanation should ...
1.1.6 The split in responsibilities between the Cathedral Safeguarding Officer and the Diocesan
There may be different arrangements in place regarding the management of safeguarding allegations that involve church officers in cathedrals. In some areas, Diocesan Safeguarding Officers (DSOs) provide these services for cathedrals, whilst some cathedrals e...
1.1.7 Allegations spanning more than one diocese
The general practice is that the diocese where the allegation arises should take the lead. However, it may be thecase that this diocese holds none of the relevant information about the case, in which case there is logic in it beingthe diocese where most of t...
1.1.8,1.1.9 Statutory referrals
Safeguarding officers should keep their knowledge regarding thresholds for referrals to statutory services up to date. Thresholds for social care referrals are published by individual local authorities, as part of their local safeguarding procedures for chil...
1.1.10 Safeguarding Serious Incident reporting to the Charity Commission
The Church has worked with the Charity Commission to agree bespoke guidance for DBFs, PCCs, religious communities, DBEs and cathedrals, on how to identify and report a Safeguarding Serious Incident. Church bodies should follow this guidance when considering ...
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REQUIREMENTS
Triage 1.1.1 The safeguarding officer must decide whether the matter is a safeguarding concern or allegation.2 1.1.2 If the safeguarding officer decides that an allegation does not meet the definition of safeguardin...