A new section on the Church of England website signposts PCCs to existing mandatory and best practice information relating to protecting people from harm in a church setting.
Policies and procedures from trusted sources are grouped by topic ranging from safeguarding and conduct and behaviour to health and safety, buildings, governance and finance, and data management.
Policies are marked as ‘mandatory’ or ‘strongly advised’, and where relevant, link to a national policy or to a template that can be downloaded and adapted for local use. Where possible, a point of contact is provided for each topic.
In all instances, the policies, procedures, forms, and templates are from the Church of England or other official bodies including the Health and Safety Executive, ACAS, and the Charity Commission.
View the resources
Safeguarding
In some instances, like safeguarding, you will need to follow Church of England policy. The Church of England resources page includes links to national Parish Safeguarding Resources. You should also visit the Diocese of Chelmsford Safegaurding pages by clicking here.
New PCC pages coming this autumn
The improved Church of England website, due to go live in the autumn, will bring information for PCCs that is currently held across several sites, including Parish Resources and AChurchNearYou.com, together into one place.
