A new section on the Church of England website signposts PCCs to existing mandatory and best practice information relating to protecting people from harm in a church setting.
Policies and procedures from trusted sources are grouped by topic ranging from safeguarding and conduct and behaviour to health and safety, buildings, governance and finance, and data management.
Policies are marked as ‘mandatory’ or ‘strongly advised’, and where to link to national policy or download templates that can be easily adapted for local use. Where possible, a point of contact is provided for each topic.
In all instances, the policies, procedures, forms, and templates are from the Church of England or other official bodies including the Health and Safety Executive, ACAS, and the Charity Commission.
The improved Church of England website, due to go live in the autumn, will bring information for PCCs that is currently held across several sites, including Parish Resources and AChurchNearYou.com, together into one place.
Visit churchofengland.org/resources/safety for the list of resources.