Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk

Below is a sample local church safeguarding policy for children and adults at risk, which can be used as a starting point to help your church put your own policy in place.

• Good Practice 4 - Safeguarding Handbook for Churches 
• Supplement to Handbook for Churches - Safeguarding Adults at Risk
• Good Practice 4 - Safeguarding Comprehensive Guide for Synods and Assembly

Appendices 

• Appendix A - Sample Safeguarding Policy for Local Churches (Word version including A1 and A8 )
• Appendix A2 - The Role of a Safeguarding Co-ordinator
• Appendix A3 - Code of Conduct for working with children and young people
• Appendix A4 - What is abuse and neglect of children
• Appendix A5 - What is abuse of adults at risk
• Appendix A6 - Signs of possible abuse in children
• Appendix A7 - Signs of possible abuse in adults
• Appendix A8 - Safeguarding Incident Recording Form
• Appendix B - Poster for local churches 
• Appendix C - Online Safety Policy
• Appendix D - Sample Equalities Policy Statement for a local church
• Appendix E - A Guide to Working with people with disabilities
• Appendix F - Sample Information and Consent Form
• Appendix G - Sample Request to Administer Medication Form
• Appendix H - Annual Safeguarding Returns Form
• Appendix I - A Guide to Risk Assessment
• Appendix J - Sample Risk Assessment Form
• Appendix K - Sample application form for paid post
• Appendix L - Sample Volunteer Application Form
• Appendix M - Sample Reference Request Form
• Appendix O - Sample Synod Safeguarding Officer Job Description
• Appendix P - Sample Synod Safeguarding Officer Person Specification
• Appendix Q - A Guide for Staff Facing Allegations
• Appendix R/S/U - Support and advice relating to Domestic abuse, Supporting those who have been abused and Sexually harmful behaviour. 
• Appendix W - Social Media Guidelines for the United Reformed Church

Further appendices will appear very soon.  Watch this space for updates.