National and Diocesan Policy and Practice Guidance

Printed copies may be borrowed from the North East Religious Resources Centre at Church House, North Shields (www.resourcescentreonline.co.uk)

Promoting a Safer Church (2017)

Protecting All God's Children (safeguarding policy for children and young people, 4th edition, 2010)

Promoting a Safe Church (safeguarding policy for adults, 2006)

• Key Roles and Responsibilities of Church Office Holders and Bodies Practice Guidance ( 2017 v2)
• Responding to, assessing and managing safeguarding concerns or allegations against church officers (2017 v2)
• Responding Well to Domestic Abuse (2017)
• Safeguarding Training and Development (2019)
• Safer recruitment (2016)
• Safeguarding in Religious Communities
• Responding Well to those who have been sexually abused (2011)
• Safeguarding Records:Joint Practice Guidance for the Church of England and the Methodist Church. (2016)
• Glossary Reference Guide (2017)
• Safeguarding joint practice guidance for single congregation Local Ecumenical Partnerships (2015)
• Statement of Safeguarding Principles

The Gospel, Sexual Abuse and the Church: A theological resource for the local church (2016) - House of Bishops commended document from Faith and Order Commission

In addition, further guidance and resources for parishes can be found on the national Church of England safeguarding site: http://bit.ly/CofESafeguarding