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Chapter 5: Safeguarding in practice

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Safeguarding in practice has been specifically designed to assist volunteers and paid staff in their day-to-day work with children and protected adults. The guidance is designed to facilitate the development of safe and caring practice.

Contents

Code of conduct for volunteers and paid workers

Whistleblowing: reporting inappropriate behaviour

Managing and reducing risk

Support for children, young people and adults at risk

Transporting children and young people

Days out, camps and residential holidays

Working or volunteering overseas

Refugees

Health and safety issues

Letting of church premises to non-church groups

Joint working events

Complaints procedures

Social media information and guidelines

Photography and video guidelines

Bullying

Gender identity

Chapter 4: Safeguarding Training—what is available, who it’s for, and how to access it

Chapter 6: Managing those who ‘pose a risk’

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      • Chapter 5: Safeguarding in practice
        • Code of conduct for volunteers and paid workers
        • Whistleblowing: reporting inappropriate behaviour
        • Managing and reducing risk
        • Support for children, young people and adults at risk
        • Transporting children and young people
        • Days out, camps and residential holidays
        • Working or volunteering overseas
        • Refugees
        • Health and safety issues
        • Letting of church premises to non-church groups
        • Joint working events
        • Complaints procedures
        • Social media information and guidelines
        • Photography and video guidelines
        • Bullying
        • Gender identity
      • Chapter 6: Managing those who ‘pose a risk’
      • Chapter 7: Responding to domestic abuse
      • Appendix 1: Code of Good Safeguarding Practice
      • Appendix 2: Historical (non-recent) abuse policy and procedure
      • Appendix 3: Job description for a Safeguarding Coordinator
      • Appendix 4: Legislation and further guidance
      • Appendix 5: Fact-finding investigation – model structure
      • Appendix 6: International Presbytery and Presbytery of Jerusalem recruitment and police checks
      • Appendix 7: Covenant of Responsibilities template for worship
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