1. PCC Evening
11 February 2016

2. Agenda Safeguarding Structures and Team Safeguarding Services
Key Safeguarding Documents
Useful Documents
Thinking through some examples
HR Services
Useful Contacts

3. Why do we ‘Safeguard’?
Also built on legislation, guidance and events –
For children -
Children Act 2004, section 11
Working Together 2013
Every Child Matters Outcomes, 2004
Bichard Enquiry, 2004
Victoria Climbie death, 2000
VC - 8 year old girl died in Haringey. Had only lived here for 18 months but was in contact with 3 local authorities and 3 churches. Number of adults could have acted but it was a taxi driver who took action. Everyone else thought someone else knew of concerns. Lord Laming report followed – found 12 opportunities where her death could have been prevented.
Children Act - safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Need to be arrangements for recruitment, training, dealing with offenders.

4. Diocesan Safeguarding Structures
Diocesan Safeguarding Steering Group
Diocesan Safeguarding Team
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
Clergy Safeguarding Supports
Authorised Listeners
CCPAS
Description of all and how they fit together
Mention of external links with statutory services

5. The wider safeguarding team
Clergy Safeguarding Supports
Church Safeguarding Officers
Evidence Checkers
Children Champions
Authorised Listeners
CCPAS
Description of all and how they fit together
Mention of external links with statutory services

6. Diocesan Safeguarding Services
DBS
Clear
Blemished
Advisory
Helpline
Webpages
Risk Assessments
Training
Online
Basic
Refresher
Outline of the 3 strands
Confirmation

7. Our Service – Statistics
Service Area
Figures
Safeguarding Helpline
Average of 78 queries a month
DBS
Over 2000 a year, between 1.5-2% blemished
Training
1763 in one year
Offender Management
c.40 at any time
Case Management
Between being managed in a month
Use of website (April 2015-present)
24,700 hits in total
3,100 on Safeguarding policy Page
1531 document downloads from the policy page

8. Key Safeguarding Documents
Policy
Flow chart
Guidance Notes
Protecting All Gods Children 2010
Promoting a Safe Church
Intention not to talk through each one but to reference how they can be found and utilised if needed. Show webpage
Protecting All God’s Children, 2010) and safeguarding adults policy (Promoting a Safe Church, 2006)

10. Thinking through some examples…
A man in his 30’s who is a church warden was accused three months ago of inappropriate touching by three members of the youth club. The girls are friends and regarded as troubled. The police were contacted by the mother of one of the girls and a police investigation is underway. One of the girls is particularly distressed.
Under pressure from the Archdeacon, a covenant of care group has been set up comprising of the vicar, another church warden and a member of the PCC. All are male and have known the alleged offender for many years as he has been brought up in the church. They feel out of their depth and left down by ‘the system’.
The covenant of care group is meeting with the man but has not written a contract. The DSA is now aware and is supporting this. The Vicar wants to do the right thing but is not sure what the right thing is – this is new territory.
Think through together what the role of the Clergy Safeguarding Support might be here

11. Thinking through some examples…
A young woman called Jo joined the church 4 months ago and offered to be a leader of the crèche and up to 5’s group. She was readily accepted because of the lack of numbers in leading the children’s groups.
Within the last month, two of the children have become distressed when being taken to the group and last week one of them told her mum at bedtime that JoJo pokes me. The mother is a member at church and has approached the safeguarding coordinator about this. The coordinator plans to refer to Children’s Services but the vicar is reluctant because the evidence seems very flimsy, being only the word of a young child. The vicar points to the skills of Jo and what the implications would be if a referral was made.
There is no safeguarding policy in place and no safer recruitment steps have been taken. This is not reluctance on the part of the Vicar but a feeling of being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tasks.
Think through together what the role of the Clergy Safeguarding Support might be here

12. Useful Contacts Safeguarding Advisers
Annette Gordon – Tel:
Margaret McMahon – Tel: (Tuesday and Friday, 08:00 – 16:30)
Safeguarding general
Safeguarding web pages:
Emergency contact for out of office hours –
CCPAS 24 hour helpline:
Adult/children social services
Think through together

13. Human Resources Our services for parishes; HR Audit HR Webpage
HR Helpline

14. HR Audit Recruitment and Selection Pre-employment Checks
Employee Files
Contractual Status
Diversity
Performance Management
Employee Relations
Leadership and Capability
Safeguarding

15. HR Webpages
How to… Templates… Training… Ask HR…

16. HR Helpline
Monday to Friday – 9am – 3.30pm

17. What is new? Shared Parental Leave Adoption Rights Parental Leave
National Living Wage
National Minimum Wage (penalty £20,000)
Basic rates of SMP, SPP, SAP, SSP
Zero based hours contracts
Gender Pay reporting
Shared Parental Leave
Adoption Rights
Parental Leave
Apprenticeships
Immigration Bill
Fit for Work

18. Useful Information
Human Resources Colette Black – Tel: HR general HR web pages: HR helpline: , open from 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday