Clergy Safeguarding Training
The Catholic Church of England and Wales, the Bishops and Congregational Leaders are committed to Safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church. We affirm the One Church approach to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults through the promotion of a sustained and sustainable culture of constant vigilance. The Church recognises the personal dignity and rights of all Vulnerable People towards whom it has a responsibility.
As part of the “One Church Approach” to Safeguarding, the Bishops’ Conference has agreed that all Clergy must complete a National Safeguarding Training program.
2025 Clergy Safeguarding Training sessions: will be by invitation via email only.
For further information regarding these half day courses, please email safeguardingadmin@rcdow.org.uk
External Clergy Trainings:
Please sign up for the Safe in Faith Safeguarding sessions here: https://safeinfaith.org.uk/training/
You can find more information on Clergy training with Safe In Faith here.
FREE Online Safeguarding Training for Volunteers of the Diocese
For volunteers (especially volunteers that work in close contact with children and/or adults at risk), Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) LMS online training is strongly advised to be completed. Volunteers can access the training free of charge by following this link: CSSA LMS Training
When you are logging in, please be sure to add Diocese of Westminster and your role for our records. We encourage all volunteers to complete the Level 3 course regardless of role. Please note the training will refer to reporting concerns to the Safeguarding Co-ordinator; In the Diocese of Westminster you should report concerns to:
1) Your PSR in Parish
2) The Safeguarding duty inbox safeguarding@rcdow.org.uk
For any further assistance with any Safeguarding training, please contact safeguardingadmin@rcdow.org.uk
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 Department cannot 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 at safeguardingadmin@rcdow.org.uk
