Thank you for completing this audit, and for the work that you have done and continue to do to ensure the highest standards in best practice in child safeguarding.
Please feel free to call on any of the child safeguarding personnel if you have any questions or require assistance with the audit (contact numbers are at the back of this document).
The audit should be completed by the local safeguarding representatives, alongside the local parish priest/superior/community leader.
In areas where there are large numbers of Church-affliated groups involving children, it may be necessary to ask group leaders to complete relevant parts of the audit, and for the local safeguarding representatives to then collate the responses into this audit.
In recruiting applicable personnel working with children, have you ensured that:
Please list below the names of all priests/religious on active ministry in the Church area, and the date they attended the full-day safeguarding programme.
Name | Role | Attended Full-Day Programme (Yes/No) | Date of Attendance |
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Please list below the names of those who have a specifc role in child safeguarding, and the date they attended the full-day safeguarding programme.
Name | Role | Attended Full-Day Programme (Yes/No) | Date of Attendance |
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Please list below the names of those who have a leadership role with a group of children within the local Church area, and the date they attended the full-day safeguarding programme or information session. At least one leader in every group working with children must attend a full-day programme. Other leaders only need to attend an information session.
Name | Role | Attended Full-Day Programme (Yes/No) | Attended Information Session if Applicable (Yes/No) | Date of Attendance at Either Full-Day or Information Session |
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Please list below the names of all other Church personnel who have taken the opportunity to attend an information session, as well as their role and the date they attended.
Name | Role | Attended Information Session (Yes/No) | Date of Attendance |
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Please use the box below to highlight any child safeguarding training need that you feel is unfulflled and would like the safeguarding committee to consider.
Use the table below to demonstrate (if applicable) any safeguarding awareness initiatives you have carried out with children and young people and/or their parents/guardians.
Name of Group | Training Delivered | Date of Delivery |
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Are the following records stored safely and securely?
Type of Record | Where to Store | Template/Guidance Number/Page Number | |
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Application forms of those successful | Parish/local congregation | 1.1A Template 2 | |
Application forms of those unsuccessful | Parish/local congregation | 1.1A Template 2 | |
Attendance lists/sign-in and sign-out records for each activity involving children | Parish/local congregation | 1.4A Template 1 and 2 | |
Parental and children's consent forms | Parish/local congregation | 1.4A Template 3 | |
Accident/incident forms | Parish/local congregation | 1.4B Template 1 | |
Hazard assessments for activities carried out by each group involving young people associated with the Church body | Parish/local congregation | Guidance 1.8A | |
Records of checks completed on external groups using Church property | Diocese/province Parish/local congregation | Guidance 1.5A and 1.5B | |
Media permission forms | Parish/local congregation | 1.9A Template 1 | |
Copies of signed agreement forms for all Church personnel | Parish/local congregation | 5.1A Template 1 | |
A record of dates and times for supervision and support meetings with key Church personnel | Diocesan/provincial level Parish/local level | Guidance 5.6A | |
Written agreements from external organisations/Church bodies, where clerics and religious who are members of the Church body are ministering with children | Diocese/province | Guidance 1.10A |