Resources for Church Settings

See below a list of downloadable content: 

• National Church of England Safeguarding handbook with Leicester specific appendix - available to download here

• Templates and Resources from the national Church of England: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding/templates-resources 

• Model parish policy Safeguarding Adults – available to download here

• Model Policy and Procedures - available for you to download here

• Safeguarding Annual Report to PCC and Diocese template – available for you to download here

• Safeguarding: A Pocket Guide - to order more copies of the 'Safeguarding: A Pocket Guide' please follow this link https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/features/safeguarding

• Liturgy for Commissioning a Parish Safeguarding Officer – can be downloaded here

• Posters- posters can be downloaded by clicking on the links below

  • Childline Poster

  • Uava Poster for notice boards, toilet doors etc

• Promoting a Safer Church- 

  • The Church of England’s Safeguarding Policy for children, young people and adults can be downloaded here. 
  • The covering letter with more information about this policy can be downloaded here. 
  • Guidance on the implementation of national policy and practice guidance can be downloaded here.

• An excerpt from Key Roles and Responsibilities of Church Office Holders and Bodies Practice Guidance can be downloaded here

• A leaflet created to help children understand how the church tries to keep them safe can be downloaded here: How we look after you for children The leaflet has questions for children to think about and space for response. You can also access a publisher file which is editable by emailing Louise Warner.  There is a sheet of adult notes that will be helpful for anyone planning to use the leaflet with children which can be downloaded here: How We Keep You Safe In Church adult notes