CSO Conference - June 2026

Please find below a recording of the previous CSO conference which took place in June, which included an introduction to the Safeguarding Hub and presentations on the Church of England's Redress Scheme and the Thirtyone:eight Listening Service.

CSO Conference - November 2026

The DST have now finalised arrangements for the upcoming Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer (CSO) Conference, which will be held via Zoom on Saturday 14th November 2026.

Situated between the Diocese's Safeguarding Service and Safeguarding Sunday 2026, the conference forms part of a weekend dedicated to reflecting on and promoting safeguarding across the life of the Church.

An agenda will be posted here as soon as it is available.

If you are unable to attend, a recording of the conference will be made avaliable afterwards.

Meeting details:

📍 Date: Saturday 14th November 2026
🕖 Time: 10:00–12:00 (GMT) / 11:00–13:00 (CET) / 12:00–14:00 (EET)

💻 Please use this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85197875388?pwd=YmKRswHPsU9fQyjBDAeIJMCuOvRKTP.1 

Upcoming CSO surgeries

To support Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officers in their role, the DST will be holding a series of online CSO Surgeries on Monday evenings during October and November, from 18:00-19:00 (BST/GMT) / 19:00-20:00 (CEST/CET) / 20:00-21:00 (EEST/EET).

These informal sessions will provide an opportunity for CSOs to raise issues affecting them directly so that we can offer support, assist where possible, and work together to identify practical solutions. They will also provide an opportunity to share updates and information on matters such as the Safeguarding Dashboard, compliance requirements, and the INEQE audit process.

The first session will be open to all CSOs and will introduce the purpose and format of the surgeries. Subsequent sessions will be by archdeaconry to allow for discussion of local issues and priorities.

• 5th October - All (the initial meeting) 

To join to this first meeting, please use this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86056958538?pwd=TdRpFDiUoH9zbTc6a8Z0heRZ5tE0yG.1 

• 12th October - North-West Europe
• 19th October - France
• 26th October - Switzerland
• 2nd November - Eastern
• 9th November - Germany and Northern Europe 
• 23rd November - Italy and Malta
• 30th November - Gibraltar 

CSO mentoring workshops

Thank you to Carolyn, Maxine and Celia for running this series of workshops, and thank you to the safeguarding officers who attended.

The first workshop looked at the responsibilities of the role, Confidential Declaration Forms, the Chaplaincy Roles Checklist and the CSO's relationship with the chaplaincy council. Watch the recording here.

Workshop two covered safeguarding checks. Watch the recording here.

Workshop three was about safeguarding concerns, making a record of a concern or a disclosure and making referrals to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. Watch the recording here.