Diocese of Derby Safeguarding Policy documents

Diocese of Derby Safeguarding Strategy 2022 - 2025
>> Download a copy of the strategy [PDF]

PCR2 (Past cases review 2)
For complete information on PCR2, please see this page.

Promoting a Safer Church
This poster should be completed and displayed in all churches and is used to direct people to someone they can contact if they have a safeguarding concern. 
Diocesan and local authority safeguarding contacts are pre-filled and the poster can be printed in either A3 or A4 size.
Download: Promoting a Safer Church poster [PDF updated October 2023]

Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
This template policy may be downloaded and completed for all Benefice and Parishes who require a policy on the recruitrment of Ex-Offenders. Download Recruitment of Ex-Offenders here.

Parish Safeguarding Handbook
This national guide was adopted by Synod at the annual meeting in October 2019.  
Download: Parish Safeguarding Handbook 2019 [PDF]

Practice Guidance: Safeguarding Training and Development, July 2019
Download: Practice Guidance: Safeguarding Training and Development July 2019

Parish Audit Tool 
Please refer to the Parish Dashboard.

Practice Guidance: Responding to Safeguarding Concerns or Allegations that relate to Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults, November 2018
Download: Practice Guidance: Responding to Safeguarding Concerns or Allegations that relate to Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults November 2018 

Practice guidance: How to make a Safeguarding Serious Incident report to the Charity Commission, October 2018
Download: Practice guidance: How to make a Safeguarding Serious Incident report to the Charity Commission October 2018

Diocese of Derby Safeguarding Complaints Policy
A guide to the procedure in dealing with complaints about the way a safeguarding issue has been handled.
Download: Safeguarding Complaints Policy 2023 [PDF]

House of Bishops Policy on Granting Permission to Officiate
Download: House of Bishops Policy on Granting Permission to Officiate October 2018 PDF

Clergy File Access Policy
This document explains who can access clergy files and under what circumstances - and how they are controlled.
Download: Clergy File Access Policy [PDF]

Whistleblowing Policy
This policy seeks to enable staff to alert the organisation to any potential problem or wrongdoing reasonably believed to exist, without fear of any negative reprisal in response to the revelation.
Download: Whistleblowing Policy [PDF]

Dignity at Work Policy
Abuse, harassment and bullying – however rare - will not be tolerated in the Diocese.
Download: Dignity at Work Policy [PDF]