Safeguarding forms and documents

Safeguarding forms and documents

Here you can find a range of useful safeguarding forms for downloading.

Please contact the Safeguarding Team if you have any questions at: europe.safeguarding@churchofengland.org

• The Parish Safeguarding Handbook is in the process of being replaced by the Parish Safeguarding Toolkit (available soon).

• Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse - requirements and good practice advice

Chaplaincy safeguarding

• Chaplaincy Safeguarding Policy

• Guidance on setting up safe partnership arrangements with external mission groups and charities

• Promoting a Safer Church Poster (downloadable pdf)

• The Safeguarding Standards Poster (downloadable pdf)

• The Safeguarding Standards Leaflet (downloadable pdf)

Safeguarding concerns and reporting

• Safeguarding Referral Form

• Safeguarding Complaints Policy & Procedure

• DST Notification of Local Services Form (downloadable Word document)

Safer Recruitment process

• Chaplaincy Roles Checklist (downloadable pdf)(See also the Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework below.)

• Confidential Declaration Form (CDF) 

• Confidential Renewal Form (CRF)

• DBS Applicant Guidance

• DBS Verifier Guidance

• UK Enhanced DBS Check ID Documents List

• UK Enhanced DBS ID Document Verifier Form

• How to find criminal records checks for overseas countries  (external link to .gov.uk guidance)

• Safeguarding Reference Form

• Exemption Form (Chaplaincy)

• Temporary Exemption Form (Chaplaincy)

• Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework (This link will take you to the Church of England website.)

Risk assessments

• Model Activity Risk Assessment form (Editable PDF)

• Model Home Visiting Risk Assessment form

• Model Lone Working Risk Assessment form

• The Diocese of Newcastle website has example risk assessments which can be tailored to fit your chaplaincy. Click here to see them. 

Building use

• Third-party safeguarding declaration

• Use of building by other groups