Promoting a Safer Church is the Church of England Safeguarding Policy that implemented by all Churches in our benefice.
In 2017, the Church of England published a safeguarding policy statement entitled Promoting a Safer Church.
This states that all Church bodies should ensure that:
“All Church Officers have access to this Policy Statement.”
A Church Officer is anyone appointed/elected by or on behalf of the Church to a post or role, whether they are ordained or lay, paid or unpaid. They can be given access to Promoting a Safer Church in either paper or electronic format.
It is also a requirement that all Church bodies should ensure that:
- The Policy Statement is promoted and publicised;
- The Church’s safeguarding message is communicated as reflected in the policy.