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Safeguarding Office 2006

? Safeguarding Office 2006. 02/09/2012. Policy Statement. The Church of Scotland has a deepconcern for the wholeness and well beingof each individual. It seeks to safeguardThe welfare of all people, regardless ofage, who come into contact with theChurch and its organisations. It is the

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Safeguarding Office 2006

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    1. 02/09/2012 © Safeguarding Office 2006

    2. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Policy Statement The Church of Scotland has a deep concern for the wholeness and well being of each individual. It seeks to safeguard The welfare of all people, regardless of age, who come into contact with the Church and its organisations. It is the responsibility of each individual within the fellowship of the Church to prevent the physical, sexual or emotional abuse of children and young people.

    3. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Biblical Basis Mark 9.30-37 Mark 10.13-16 Old Testament: Samuel Joseph David

    4. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 The Safeguarding Office Who are we? & What do we do?

    5. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Who are we? The Safeguarding Office was established in August 2005 and is a Central Services function. It evolved from the Child Protection Unit which was part of the Board of Parish education from 1997

    6. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 There are eight members of the Safeguarding Team There are 50 CP Presbytery Contacts There are 57 CP Trainers and Approx 1,800 Child Protection Coordinators Who are we?

    7. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 What do we do? Continue development of the Church of Scotland’s policy and procedure on child protection Coordinate a national system of safe recruitment of voluntary workers Recruit, train and support a team of volunteers to present child protection training across Scotland

    8. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 What do we do? Facilitate child protection training for volunteers and coordinators in congregations Develop, maintain and update resources relating to child protection Provide support, advice and guidance to congregations

    9. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 What do we do? Liaise with other church denominations, para-church bodies and other voluntary organisations Develop the ‘Safeguarding’ role in line with changing legislation

    10. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Safeguarding and the Ministries Council

    11. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 1998 Training of Ministers First compulsory post ordination training

    12. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 General Assembly 1998 Ministers must be: conversant with policy in this area clear about measures to be implemented by Kirk Sessions Clear about action to be taken in the event of an allegation of abuse Aware of issues for good child protection practice in their pastoral work

    13. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 2003 General Assembly Act 15 Disclosures for Ministers and Deacons Paid for by the Church Best practice

    14. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Others 2004: Those on the enquiry process Admission and Readmission of Ministers 2006: Readers included in Act 15

    15. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Why do we do what we do?

    16. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 1 There are approximately 1 million children under the age of 16 living in Scotland

    17. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 2 Scotland has one of the highest rates of relative child poverty in the developed world; one third of households are in, or on the margin of poverty

    18. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 3 Annually, approximately 6,000 children are referred to Social Work Departments in relation to Child Protection Issues

    19. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 4 Around 9,000 children annually will run away from home

    20. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 5 1 in 7 will be physically or sexually abused

    21. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 6 Around 100,000 children in Scotland live with domestic violence

    22. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 7 About 125,000 young people experience mental health problems that interfere with their daily lives

    23. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Fact 8 Just over 11,000 children and young people are looked after away from home

    24. 02/09/2012 © Safeguarding Office 2006

    25. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Incident Inquiry Findings (Inquiry Report)

    26. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Recommendations New Legislation Changes in Policy & Good Practice

    27. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Law Policy Best (Good) Practice

    28. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 “The aim of the law is to set and uphold the parameters within which people go about their lawful business.” (Answerable to the Courts)

    29. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Policy “Guiding principals designed to influence decisions, actions etc. Typically, a policy designates a required process or procedure within an organisation.” (Answerable to the Organisation)

    30. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Best (Good) Practice “An activity or procedure that has produced outstanding results in another situation, and which could be adapted to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and/or innovativeness in another situation.”

    31. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012

    32. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 1974 Maria Caldwell 1985 Jasmine Beckford 1987 Tyra Henry 1988 Clevland Inquiry 1992 Orkney Inquiry 1996 Dunblane Inquiry 2003 Victoria Climbie 2003 Caleb Ness Inquiry 2005 Soham Inquiry

    33. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Dunblane Inquiry The Dunblane Inquiry was led by Lord Cullen and became more commonly known as the Cullen Report

    34. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Soham Inquiry The Inquiry into the Soham Murders (Jessica and Holly) was led by Lord Bichard and his findings have become more commonly known as the Bichard Report

    35. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 So lets go back to the Law and look at which bits of legislation have had the most impact on our practice over the last few years:

    36. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 The Police Act (1997) Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)

    37. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 New Legislation The Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 Received Royal Assent on 18th April 2007 Not expected to be enacted until at least the Autumn of 2008

    38. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 What Does The New Legislation Say? The Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003 will be repealed and become part of the PVG(S) Act 2007 The definition of a ‘Child Care Position’ has been expanded to include website monitors and private tutors amongst others

    39. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 New Legislation The new legislation will introduce a new Vetting and Barring Scheme in Scotland. A Vetting and Barring Scheme membership will replace the current enhanced Disclosure Check

    40. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Vetting & Barring Scheme - Advantages A National, mandatory scheme making Disclosure information portable between organisations The scheme membership lasts for up to 10 years and the plan is to update information electronically A Central Barring Unit (CBU) will decide which individuals will be barred from the child care and AAR workforce

    41. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Issues Presently Under Consultation Retrospective checking Benchmarks for Barring Fees

    42. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 The Future for us all? Food for thought?

    43. © Safeguarding Office 2006 02/09/2012 Thank You!

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