Parish Self-Evaluation & Audit Documents
1) Keep your Parish Report up to date with new starters and notify the Safeguarding Support team safeguardingsupport@rcdow.org.uk of any leavers. Parish Reports are sent annually by the Safeguarding Service to the Parish Priest and Parish Safeguarding Representative (PSR).
2) Ensure your parish is following the 8 CSSA Safeguarding Standards. For CSSA guidance on preparation for Parish audit, please click here.
3) See the safer recruitment page for all the necessary information for making sure you have the right person for the role and to keep their DBS updated every 3 years.
4) Ensure everyone has the training to support a culture of safeguarding, please click here
National Safeguarding Policies and Procedures:
CSSA (Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency) ensure that the Church’s policies on safeguarding are kept up to date with good practice and are accessible to people at all levels in the Church
Please find all the Catholic safeguarding policies and procedures which apply to all Parishes within the Diocese of Westminster in the link here. In addition their parish resource section includes guidance for:
- Responding to allegations and concerns
- DBS and Safer Recruitment in the Catholic Church
- Good practice when working with children and adults at risk
Additional CSSA Links:
Key Statutory Guidance relating to Children and Adults at Risk
Disclaimer
Throughout our section, you will find links to external websites. Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly and ensure these links are accurate, up to date, and relevant. However, the Safeguarding Service does not take responsibility for pages maintained by external providers.
If you come across any external links that do not work, we would be grateful if you could report them to the web content team or email: safeguardingadmin@rcdow.org.uk
