What Changes Do You Need to Make?

The Diocese of Safeguarding Children and Southwark Adults who may be Vulnerable

Issue 11: April 2011 important information and reminders. Please read it carefully, and then pass to the clergy, churchwardens and others in your church for whom it is relevant. It can also be downloaded from http://www.southwark.anglican.org/what/newsletters.

In this edition: Diocesan Safeguarding  Diocesan training opportunities and tools for localAdviser (for all concerns of harm to children or training vulnerable adults):  Safer Recruitment practice – roles requiring CRB,Jill Sandham the ‘Freedom Bill’, increases in fees, completingTrinity the House, CRB form 4 Chapel Court, London SE1 1HW  Implementing the changes in A Safe Church –jill.sandham@ a checklist to help. southwark.anglican.org W 020 7939 9423 M 07982 279713. A Safe Church Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser: Kate Wood Have you updated your copies? c/o Trinity House (as above) Parish Safeguarding Officers, these were sent to one of you in earlykate.wood@ December. If you still have them lurking in your filing tray, pleasesouthwark.anglican.org W and M c/o Jill Sandham, update your copies now (before the parish visitation). as above (1 day per week + annual leave cover) Have you implemented the changes? Diocesan Safeguarding To help you to implement the changes, you’ll find in this newsletterSupport Officer (for an excellent crib sheet devised by Janet Irwin, Parish Safeguardingimplementation of safeguarding policies Officer at St Nicholas Church, Tooting. You need to apply the and procedures): changes to your local situation, and present them to your PCC forMargaret Thompson Trinity House (as above) review and adoption. margaret.thompson@ southwark.anglican.org You can find the most up to date version of A Safe Church at W 020 7939 9424 http://www.southwark.anglican.org/what/diocesan-policies- (Tuesdays) procedures. Diocesan Criminal Records Bureau Administrator (for Allegations/ concerns about church officers management of CRB A church officer includes anyone in your church who holds a positionvetting of process): Linda Craven trust – clergy and all who hold the Bishop’s licence or commission, Trinity House (as above) churchwardens, those who work with children or vulnerable adults, linda.craven@ southwark.anglican.org whether they are paid or volunteers. If any concerns are raised againstW 020 7939 9402. one of these people, you must follow the flowcharts on page 6-13 CRB assistant: onwards, and inform the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser immediately.John Beaumont These situations are always complex and difficult – following these Trinity House (as above) procedures carefully in partnership with Diocesan officers helps to ensurejohn.beaumont@ southwark.anglican.org that all people are protected and supported throughout the process.W 020 7939 9414.

We aim to distribute the next Safeguarding newsletter at the end of June 2011: copy deadline Tuesday 31st May. TRAINING SAFER RECRUITMENT These areLook the out remaining for the 2011/2012safeguarding programme, whichWhich will be roles published require in May/June. a CRB? courses in the academic year 2010/2011: PSO1: Please ensure you read and are following the updated Section 5 of Required for all PSOs who haven’t previously A Safe Church. In particular: done this course  that you are using the revised Confidential Declaration on 7 May 10-1.30 TH page 10-31 of A Safe Church PSO2:  that you are applying for CRB disclosures only for those who 18 Jun 10-1.30 TH hold roles in the church listed on pages 10-33 to 10-34. Safeguarding for new incumbents: These are consistent with, and should be read in conjunction with Required for all new incumbents/priests in the Church of England interim Guidelines, “Safer Recruitment: charge, even if they have done previous guidelines for all who work on behalf of the Church of England”, in diocesan safeguarding training particular pages 20 to 24, http://www.churchofengland.org/clergy- 7 Jun 10.30-3.30 TH office-holders/child-protection-safeguarding.aspx. Commissioned SPAs and licensed Readers: 21 May 10-3 TH The Protection of Freedom Bill Handling sensitive information: In June 2010 Theresa May, the Home Secretary, announced that 25 May 10.30-1.30 TH registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority, due to Responding to domestic abuse: have started in July 2010, will be put on hold to enable a review of 6 Jul 10.30-2.30 TH the proposed scheme. ‘Front line’ workers: The CRB had already printed the new purple joint CRB application for 2 July 10 to 1, or evenings, Tuesday to disclosure and ISA registration form. Parishes were advised to Thursday, between 6.30 and 9, by negotiation destroy the old white forms and use the purple ones, omitting the with Jill. For deaneries or groups of local sections relating to the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) churches. If you would like to book a [section a question 28 – 31 and section d]. session, talk first to your Area Dean or other local churches, and then contact Jill direct. In February 2011 the Coalition Government published the Protection Look out for the 2011/2012 programme, of Freedom Bill. Nothing will change quickly. There will be further which will be published in May/June. consultation about different elements, plus the normal Parliamentary process, and the implementation dates for sections of the eventual New course for 2011-2012! Act will be further ahead still. Next year Jill is intending to replace the PSO2 Meanwhile, we must continue with our current practice, and comply course with Safeguarding 2 (S2), a second with the current interim Church of England policy on recruitment, level training for clergy and officers who have reference above, and in the updated version of “A Safe Church”. done a first level course. It will serve as a refresher for those who have not done - All disclosures are applied for at enhanced level diocesan safeguarding training for 2/3 years, as well as enable members of parish teams to - Disclosures are not portable between organisations attend together if they wish. It will be open - Disclosures need to be renewed every 5 years. to Incumbents and Priests-in-Charge, Churchwardens, SPAs, Readers and of course Parish Safeguarding Officers. Change in CRB fees Tools for local training You will find a range of presentations and case studies on the diocesan website, which you can download and amend to work with groups in your own church: http://www.southwark.anglican.org/what/training-opportunities-materials. In addition the following web resources are free: You Tube Social Care TV: www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv NHS Choices: Domestic Violence Safeguarding Adults NHS Choices: Attitudes to Mental Health Mental capacity (stories) Grace: the path of Alzheimer’s Disabled children and young people Handling Customer Complaints in the Library

If youWe know aim to of distribute other good the tools,next Safeguarding or have developed newsletter your at ownthe end resources, of June 2011:please copy share deadline them Tuesdaywith Jill. 31st May. UPDATING ‘A SAFE CHURCH’ – what changes do you need to make? Janet Irwin, Parish Safeguarding Officer from St Nicholas Church, Tooting, has identified changes which need to be implemented and taken them to her PCC for her approval. Jill has revised it slightly - you may find this checklist helpful in both making necessary changes in your church and informing your PCC and those who need to know. In particular, your attention is drawn to numbers 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8 below.

1. Page 1-3 What happens if a parish does not comply…………?: paragraph 3 is an addition. 2. Pages 2-2 and 2-4, in conjunction with parish versions on 10-2 and 10-4, minor changes to policies: amendments to ‘In our recruitment...’ and ‘When concerns are raised……..’ 3. Page 3-7 point 4, role of Churchwarden: a new point regarding their powers has been added at the bottom of the paragraph. 4. Pages 4-25 to 4-27 Transport: has significant changes and should be studied in detail, in conjunction with new forms for transport on pages 10-15 and 10-17. 5. Page 4-43: more details have been added to this page. 6. Pages 4-49 to 4-53, in conjunction with form on page 10-23, Insurance and Hirers..: contain significant changes, which need to be reflected in bookings agreements. 7. Section 5, Selecting, Recruiting..’: all pages need to be studied in detail, as they contain new information about ISA Barred Lists; they should be read in conjunction with new Confidential Declaration page 10-31, new roles eligible for CRB, pages 10- 33 to 10-34. 8. Page 6-16: new flow chart for disclosure of domestic abuse. 9. Page 9-9 to 9-12: updated definitions of child abuse. 10.Pages 9-29 to 9-36: updated lists of diocesan contacts, organisations, websites etc. 11.Pages 10-35 to 10-39: new information about employment and right to work 12.Glossary 1-4: updated 13.Index: 1 and 2 new. MISSING PEOPLE It is estimated that four out of every five adults who go missing are experiencing a mental health problem at the time they disappear. Many turn for support to professionals from the homeless sector and those providing mental health services, as well as other people and groups in the community, including churches. The organisation Missing People (www.missingpeople.org.uk) has worked with the Department of Health to develop an information sharing protocol, to allow for the safe exchange of information about vulnerable missing adults between the charity and partner organisations from both the statutory and voluntary sectors. Whilst upholding an individuals’ right to go missing, the scheme gives professionals and community members specific information about the people they may come into contact with, and clear options for giving missing vulnerable adults the support they may require. Following a recent meeting to explore how churches can be involved, Barry Goodwin, Diocesan Officer for Public Policy and Parish Development, will be in touch with organisations in Croydon Borough to explore partnership with Missing People. If in your church communities you come across people who may themselves st be aWe missing aim to person, distribute or thewho next may Safeguarding be trying to newsletter trace a missing at the person,end of June then 2011: please copy contact deadline Jill, Tuesday who can 31 give May. you more information about the protocol. We aim to distribute the next Safeguarding newsletter at the end of June 2011: copy deadline Tuesday 31st May. CRIMINAL RECORDS BUREAU APPLICATIONS – filling in the form

In June 2010 you were advised to destroy any of the old white CRB application forms and use the new Purple form which can be obtained as usual from Linda Craven, CRB Administrator at Trinity House. Guidelines for completing the new form were sent out in June 2010. Some forms are being submitted with errors, which slows down the process. So these are some to watch out for:

 Mandatory sections – please make sure that the mandatory boxes in yellow are completed even if the question has a yes or no box  Proofs of ID – if the applicant has a driving licence please ensure the full 18 part driving licence is completed in the boxes provided. A driving licence starts with the first 5 initials of their surname and the issue number at the end of the licence is part of the full driving licence details  “Registered body use only” boxes on the two middle pages – these are the responsibility of the Parish Safeguarding Officer (or the person who sees the proofs of identification). Please place a cross in the boxes provided to confirm the following:- o a1- a3 refers to confirmation of full name o a14 – confirms date of birth o a21 – confirms national insurance number o a23 – driving licence o a25 – passport o section b - current address verified

 Section W, X, Y and Z – once you have checked the form has been completed correctly and have verified the applicant’s proofs of identification you print your name (omitting title) in the box at section W

 Answer questions 59 – 62 – the position applied for is the role the person has in the church with children (eg Junior church leader, crèche assistant). The organisation name is the name of the church – not just ‘St Mary’s Church’ but where St Mary’s is (eg ‘St Mary’s Church, Peckham’)

 Question 67 – “application for a new post holder” means someone who has not applied for a disclosure before in your church and “application is for an existing post holder who is being re-checked” refers to someone who is applying for a disclosure as a renewal (after 5 years). Do not place a cross in the second question

 SECTIONS Y and Z should be LEFT BLANK in all circumstances.

We aim to distribute the next Safeguarding newsletter at the end of June 2011: copy deadline Tuesday 31st May. Please contact Linda Craven if you have any queries or need assistance on CRB procedures.

We aim to distribute the next Safeguarding newsletter at the end of June 2011: copy deadline Tuesday 31st May.