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Care and protection for children, young people and vulnerable adults involved with
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www.wakefield.anglican.org/safe
The Wakefield Diocese follows the policy of the Church of England which states that:
The Church of England, in all aspects of its life, is committed to and will champion the protection of children and young people both in society as a whole and in its own community. It fully accepts, endorses and will implement the principle enshrined in the Children Act 1989, that the welfare of the child is paramount. The Church of England will foster and encourage best practice within its community by setting standards for working with children and young people and by supporting parents in the care of their children. It will work with statutory bodies, voluntary agencies and other faith communities to promote the safety and well-being of children and young people. It is committed to acting promptly whenever a concern is raised about a child or young person or about the behaviour of an adult, and will work with the appropriate statutory bodies when an investigation into child abuse is necessary.
Under this policy it is important to recognize that it is people who protect and not policies and procedures. The aim must be to create a culture of informed vigilance at all levels in the Church by:
- Raising awareness of the issues involved.
- Addressing the needs of our children in all their cultural, spiritual, intellectual, racial and physical diversity.
- Responding to the needs of children and adults who have been abused.
- Supporting and training those who work with children, encouraging them to share their experience.
- Caring appropriately for those who have abused children but are part of the church community.
Child Protection Support Group
A Child Protection Support Group oversees these matters in Wakefield diocese. The members of this group are: a Lay Chairperson appointed by the Bishop, the Archdeacons, the Diocesan Secretary, the Bishop's Chaplain, Diocesan Director of Education, Diocesan Dean of Ministry, Bishops Advisor for Children's work, a parish priest, a lay person experienced in Child Protection work, and the Bishop's Advisor for Child Protection who acts as the Groups Coordinator.
It is a legal requirement that all people who work with children, or who hold a position of responsibility in the church, should have a Criminal Record Bureau check before being allowed to do such work or hold office. The diocese acts as an "Umbrella Organisation" for such checks which are free for volunteers.
For further information please email the Child Protection Adviser:
Mrs Jenny Price
Email: jenny.price@wakefield.anglican.org
Telephone: 01924 371802
For urgent matters, please ring 07800 740001
For routine CRB matters and checks, contact Gill Knowles.
Please note that ALL CRB application forms should be sent to:
Gill Knowles, Church House, 1 South Parade, Wakefield WF1 1LP
Resources
Child Protection Training
An opportunity to think through child protection for parishes and individuals, led by Jenny Price.
Wednesday 18 November 2009, 7.00pm - 9.00pm at St Martin's Church, Churchfields, Brighouse HD6 1AU.
Thursday 3 December 2009, 7.00pm - 9.00pm at Darton Parish Hall, Darton, Barnsley.
Click here for more information and a booking form or contact Gill Knowles on 01924 371802.
New Vetting and Barring Scheme
In October the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) becomes operational. A new Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) will work alongside the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) to register people with the ISA in order for them to work with children and vulnerable adults. You may read articles about this in the media. Not all of the articles are accurate. To find out more about the New Vetting and Barring Scheme - click here. For advice to parishes - click here.
Safe Recruitment Newsletter - May 2009
Child Protection Newsletter - December 2008
CRB checks and Independent Safeguarding Authorities
Volunteers CRB Application - how to go about it - updated November 2008
Readers CRB Application - how to go about it - updated October 2009
Clergy CRB Application - how to go about it - updated November 2008
Guidance for Child Protection Officers and Incumbents checking a CRB Application Form - updated July 2008
List of acceptable ID for CRB checks
Confidential Self Declaration form - May 2007
Child Protection - CRB - Interview Identity Checklist
Diocesan policies and guidelines
Children in Church - display poster
Children in Church - display poster (1MB Word) Wakefield parishes may add their details to this document only within the existing wording. Any queries - contact Jenny Price.
From September 2004 summary of parish responsibilities
Diocese of Wakefield - Model Child protection Policy for Churches - November 2009
Diocese of Wakefield Code of Good Practice - Guidelines for adults working with children and young people - revised May 2009
Diocesan Photographic Policy including video/camcorders and taking photographs - January 2009 and
Image Consent Form - June 2009
Diocesan Referral Form - making a child protection referral - September 2008
Guidance for Child Protection Officers - September 2008
Planning an event: child protection guidelines for parishes
Recruitment of ex-offenders policy
Vetting and Barring Scheme - advice to parishes
Wakefield Policy: Storage and handling of disclosure information
Important note re car lifts
Sample Forms for working with youth and children:
Risk Assessment Template (pdf) - updated March 2008
Risk Assessment Template (Word doc) - updated March 2008
Sample General Consent Form (extracted from the Best Practice Manual by kind permission of AMAZE pdf 57kb)
Sample Session Record Form (pdf 53kb)
Church or parish halls - model hiring agreement for PCCs (downloadable Word doc)
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers - information and guidance to protect young ringers as well as a sample Permission to Ring Consent Form
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Newsletter - June 2009
First Aid at Work: Health and Safety Executive (external link)
Protecting All God's Children: House of Bishops Report 2004 (external link)
Promoting a Safe Church - external link to Church of England webpage
Promoting a Safe Church - Policy for safeguarding adults in the Church of England 2006 (external link)
Responding to Domestic Abuse: Guidelines for those with pastoral responsibility 2006 (external link)
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation - June 2009
Safeguarding Link Bulletins from the Methodist Church (November 2008 issue)
Safer Working Practice for adults who work with children - November 2007
Central Council of Church Bell Ringers
ContactPoint Fact Sheet
Criminal Records Bureau
ICS (Integrated Children's Systems), CAF (Common Assessment Framework) and ContactPoint overview
Independent Safeguarding Authority
Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board
Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board
Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board
Local Authority Contact List
Wakefield Safeguarding Children Board
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