The Standards are broad statements of what the Church of England wants to achieve in the most important dimensions of its safeguarding work.

Each Standard has several ‘What Good Looks Like’ indicators, to identify safeguarding strengths as well as areas for learning and development.

Using the Standards is NOT a compliance-based, tick-box exercise.

The Standards and their indicators have been developed over a three-year period, working with dioceses, cathedrals, parishes and victims and survivors and were approved nationally in 2023.

A series of tools and resources have been developed to assist in measuring or evidencing of how well the Standards are being met, as well as help share best practice.

There are 3 handy documents for parishes to use:  Parish Booklet       Parish Poster 1       Parish Poster 2