Proactive Approach
Safeguarding is about the prevention of harm and early intervention to minimise the opportunity of harm.
Safeguarding is a proactive preventative approach to child, young person or vulnerable adult protection.
Safeguarding includes:
- Creating a culture where safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is everyone’s responsibility
- Regular Safeguarding training
- Child, youth and vulnerable adult centred practise
- Safer Recruitment procedures
- Codes of Conduct for everyone
Reactive Approach
Child, young person or vulnerable adult protection is a reactive approach.
It is part of a safeguarding process but prescribes the action to follow when a child, young person or vulnerable adult is identified as suffering from, or likely to suffer from serious harm. This may include suspected abuse and/ or neglect or a disclosure or a complaint.
Protection includes:
- A Protection Policy
- Procedures and guidelines which everyone in the parish knows and uses, including reporting abuse and supporting all those involved in this process.
Resources
To find out more about reporting abuse, harassment, bullying or discrimination, please click and read:
- the role of the National Registrar and the Ministry Standards Commission: Ministry Standards
- the complaint process and how to go about it: Complaint Process
If you need any assistance on any Safeguarding matter, please contact the Safeguarding Officer.