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Last modified on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 14:50

Safeguarding Conference – ‘Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility'

The Diocese of Derby Safeguarding Team is holding its first Safeguarding Conference – ‘Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility’ on Saturday, 20 April at Cliff College, Cliff Lane, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S32 3XG.

The conference will run between 9.30am and 4pm.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.  

There will be a number of guest speakers during the morning and the opportunity to attend workshops during the afternoon.

There will be no charge for attendance.

The guest speakers will be:

  • Julie O’Hara, Deputy Director for Development, National Safeguarding Team
  • Lauren Batchelor, Community Safety Officer, Derbyshire Fire Service
  • Claudia Musson, Detective Chief Inspector, Derbyshire Police

There will be a wide range of workshops available on the day including:

  • Prayer Ministry
  • Dealing with conflict in your parish
  • Self-care, wellbeing and resilience
  • Healthy Cultures
  • Safe Spaces & Survivors
  • What happens to a referral?
  • DBS drop in
  • Training drop in
  • Dashboards & Hubs

Bishop Libby, who will open the Conference, said: "I am delighted to commend our first ever diocesan Safeguarding Conference, ‘Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility’.

"Our commitment to Safeguarding is central to living out our Vision of the Kingdom of God as good news for all.

"I therefore wholeheartedly support this day gathering people together from all parts of our diocese to explore creating a healthy culture of safeguarding within our churches.

"I look forward to participating in the day and hope to see many of you there.”

This conference is for parish safeguarding officers, clergy, those with permission to officate, LLM (Readers), churchwardens, PCC members and those in a leadership role in the Church.

The link to book your place is: Diocese of Derby Safeguarding Conference 2024 Form. BOOKINGS CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY 10TH APRIL 2024

We are really looking forward to seeing you there.

Should you have any queries regarding the Safeguarding Conference, please contact Amanda Sandland: amanda.sandland@derby.anglican.org.

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If you need urgent advice about a safeguarding matter out of office hours (evenings, weekends and Bank Holiday closures) please call:

Thirtyone:eight – telephone: 0303 003 1111

Callers should state that they are calling from the Diocese of Derby.

In an emergency (especially if someone is in immediate danger of harm) you should always call 999 and ask for the police/ambulance.

If you do not need advice urgently, you can report your concern by following the link ‘Report a safeguarding concern here’. Your request will be responded to on the next working day.

Last modified on Monday, 26 February 2024 11:36

February 2024 was the lead up to National Self Injury Day on 1st March.  A short definition of self injury - "Self-injury is a coping mechanism. An individual harms their physical self to deal with emotional pain, or to break feelings of numbness by arousing sensation".  Being aware of the signs of self injury, and that it may affect anyone of any age, gender or cultural background is important.  The charity Lifesigns has a web site with lots of information about self injury and support for both those who self injure (sometime referred to as self harm, cutting or deliberate self harm / injury). It can be found here -  www.lifesigns.org.uk  Specifically for those aged 10 - 17 is Alumina (previously selfharmUK), who provide free online support .  Thier website is www.selfharm.co.uk

The 13th March is National Young Carers Day.  This year the theme is for fair futures for all young and young adult carers, as they  struggle to balance caring with education, the cost of living, travelling to a job or to study.  This can have a big impact on whether they can get on at school, go to university, or get a job or an apprenticeship.  The Carers Trust provides support and information to young carers and thier families.  For more information visit their website here: carers.org and for more on the 2024 young carers day see here.

National Stop Child Exploitation Day is on the 18th March.  The National Child Exploitation Awareness Day aims to highlight the issues surrounding Child Exploitation (CE); encouraging everyone to think, spot and speak out against abuse and adopt a zero-tolerance to adults developing inappropriate relationships with children or children exploiting and abusing their peers.  The NWG Charity, who lead this day, and work across the public sector and police forces anfd families to deliver the best outcomes for those affected.  More information on their work and the National Day of Awareness can be found here stop-ce.org

 

 

 

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The Diocese of Derby has created a template policy for the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders which may be downloaded and completed by Benefices and Parishes.  It can be downloaded here.

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The Diocese of Derby Safeguarding team in partnership with the Derby Association of Church Bellringers (the Assiociation) has developed guidance which applies to all Bellringers in Church of England towers in the Diocese of Derby, whether or not they belong to the Association. 

The Guidance can be downloaded here

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The Safeguarding Newsletter for Autumn 2023 is available to download here.

Last modified on Monday, 20 November 2023 08:50

Predatory Marriage - Daphne Franks

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 Joan Blass and Daphne Franks at Joan’s 90th Birthday Party, April 2014

Please watch the documentary about our story – the third in the series   “Inheritance Wars: Who Gets the Money” – Channel Five, 9pm, October 1, 2023 and on Channel Five catch-up after that

“Your mother and her man friend – did you know they were married?” So, with a phone call from Joan Blass’s doctor, began a horrific series of events which have highlighted the gaps in safeguarding for the elderly and the vulnerable, both at the time of marriage and in the Law.

In March 2016 Joan Blass was almost 92 years old, with severe vascular dementia and terminal cancer. She was unable to make the simplest decision and never knew that she had remarried just five months before her death.

Joan’s daughter Daphne Franks tells the story of a secret marriage, a revoked will, an unmarked grave, grooming, gaslighting, a Private Member’s Bill and a campaign to highlight all the issues. The Franks family hope to fill all the gaps so nothing like this will ever happen to another family in the future – because, as they have learned, it’s currently happening to many of our elderly and vulnerable and their families.

This story is “right up there amongst the most shocking we’ve come across in the ten years that we’ve been making this programme.” - Angela Rippon, Rip-Off Britain, BBC Television.

Daphne Franks, 67, is a teacher who worked at Leeds Medical School for many years, teaching Communication Skills and other non-clinical courses. She is still teaching freelance part-time. Daphne now lives in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, with her husband Stephen, son Oliver, daughter-in-law Alex and adorable granddaughter Linnet, two!

Issues with current safeguards*:

  • • If the victim has set up a power of attorney, the attorney is not notified if the victim marries.
  • • Notifications of marriage are displayed on notice boards in register offices and are not easily searchable or listed online.
  • • No evidence is kept at the point of marriage – no video or audio recordings – once a marriage certificate is attained the following impact on wills is almost impossible to challenge.
  • • Registrars have responsibility for judgment of mental capacity on the day. These persons may not have training on dementia or mental capacity.
  • • There is an absence of joined up safeguarding between different relevant organisations and an absence of standardised safeguarding or mental capacity training.

(* Credit: Hourglass March 2022)

www.predatorymarriage.uk

www.justiceforjoan.com

www.facebook.com/predatorymarriage

info@predatorymarriage.uk

This information may be downloaded here

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Past Cases Review 2

The Diocese of Derby has taken part in the most extensive review of safeguarding records ever conducted by the Church of England.

The purpose of PCR2 was to identify both good practice and institutional failings in relation to how allegations of abuse have been handled, assess any identified risks and respond to these where appropriate, and to provide recommendations to the Church that will lead to improvements in its safeguarding work.

The Rt Revd Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby, writes:

I, along with diocesan colleagues and Derby Cathedral, welcomed the opportunity offered by PCR2 to reflect on our practice.

We also welcome the advice and challenges arising from the report.

We are grateful for the level of detail in the 40 recommendations made by the Independent Reviewers for consideration by the diocese, cathedral or Church of England.

Many of these recommendations reiterate a process change that had been recognised by senior officers, and are underway or have already been completed.

We are committed to attending to the recommendations made and have been glad of the opportunity this process has provided to learn and improve.

 

Executive Summary of the Diocese of Derby Report

The PCR2 was jointly commissioned by the Diocese of Derby and Derby Cathedral.

It was completed between 26th April and 29th October 2021 by two independent safeguarding professionals.

The review process was overseen by a PCR Reference Group with an appointed independent chair.

The process achieved the PCR2 specific objectives and complied with the PCR2 Practice and Policy Guidance (PCR2 PPG) issued by the Church of England PCR2 Management Board.

In compliance with PCR2 PPG, the diocese was in Category B - those dioceses who did not need to carry out a repeat of the original PCR but who have not conducted further review work since January 2007.

The diocese did not seek any exemptions in the file review phase.

Derby Cathedral and the Diocese of Derby actively engaged with the PCR2 process, meeting all the requirements specified in the PCR2 PPG and the review was welcomed as a learning opportunity by the bishop and all those supporting the review, many of whom were new in post and seeking to benchmark their ongoing work.

The content of the PCR2 report was drawn from documented information, and discussion between the independent reviewers and key stakeholders in the diocese and Derby Cathedral.

In the Diocese of Derby, the file review phase consisted of 1,164 files and, as a result, one new case was identified.

Of the files reviewed, 70 were cathedral files.

>> Download the Diocese of Derby's Executive Summary [.pdf] (Republished on 7 October 2022 with a data amendment)

 The PCR2 report can be read in full on the Church of England website.

 Support

Support is available for anyone for whom this prompts the need to talk or seek help and the diocese is keen to help anyone who contacts them about safeguarding matters, however long ago they may have happened.

Contact details for the Safeguarding Team:

safeguarding@derby.anglican.org |  01332 388678

 Further information - Downloads

>> PCR2 Background and Overview [PDF]

>> PCR2 Protocol and Practice Guidance [PDF]

>> PCR2 Full Appendices Practice Guidance [PDF]

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The Spring 2023 Safeguarding Newsletter has just been sent to all Parish Safeguarding Officers. If you do not receive a copy and would like to read more about the work happening in Safeguarding in the diocese and a little more about one of the safeguarding team you can download the newsletter here.

Last modified on Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:32

The latest Safeguarding Newsletter has just been sent to all Parish Safeguarding Officers. If you do not receive a copy and would like to read more about the work happening in Safeguarding in the diocese and a little more about one of the safeguarding team you can download the newsletter here.

Last modified on Thursday, 30 March 2023 15:30

Technology can help to keep people safe. But abusers can also use technology to cause harm.

This day marks the start of 16 Days of Action for Violence Against Women and Girls. So to support this campaign, The ann craft trust is raising awareness of the role technology has in exacerbating instances of domestic abuse.

A poster is avaialble to download highlighting that technology could be used to empower domestic abusers and can be had to spot and difficult to escape.  You may download it here.

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Last modified on Tuesday, 29 November 2022 14:00

Todays theme for Safeguarding Adults Week is Elder Abuse.

Elder abuse is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person.

The World Health Organisation has found that rates of elder abuse have increased since the pandemic. Around one in six people aged 60 years and older experience some form of abuse in a community setting. Also, rates of elder abuse are high in institutions such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Two thirds of staff report that they have committed abuse in the past year.

A poster to promote awareness can be downloaded here

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Continuing the week of contemporary safeguarding issues today we look at safeguarding in everyday life. One of the main ways we can achieve this is to promote safer cultures.  This is all about how our Churches and individuals can take steps to minimise harm occurring in the first instance. It’s also about embedding appropriate policies and procedures. In this way, people will know what to do if they have a concern to report. In addition, the churches will have a plan in place for acting on concerns.  All PCC's must have a Safeguarding Policy in place.

You can download a poster to promote Safer Cultures here

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Conitinuing the theme of Safeguarding Adults week 2022 of contemporary issues of Safeguarding, todays isue is Self Neglect.  The ann craft trust writes

"The term “self-neglect” covers a wide range of behaviour neglecting to care for one’s personal hygiene, health or surroundings.

We’ve seen a rise in self-neglect cases over the last two years, particularly for older people.

On this day you can explore how you can spot the signs someone is at risk of self-neglect. We’ll also provide practical guidance about how to start difficult conversations and respond to those at risk, while maintaining autonomy."

You can download a poster here to encourage people to explore this area themsleves.

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Criminals Are Forcing Adults at Risk to Traffic Drugs. Please see the downloadable fact sheet from the ann craft trust here.

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