Are all safeguarding forms stored securely? NON-PARISH GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN USING YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet CHURCH PROPERTY. Have all non-parish groups working with children signed the Hall Parish Hall Application Form Application Form? Do all non-Parish Groups using Parish facilities have Safeguarding Parish Hall Application Form Policies (of which vetting is part of it) and Insurance? RECRUITMENT: Recruitment of personnel to work with YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet children/vulnerable adults job descriptions are provided? Recruitment & Selection Checklist Application forms are completed? Application Form References are sought and checked? Character & Personal Reference Request Form Vetting is completed (if appropriate)? Garda Vetting Forms Declaration forms are completed? Confidential Declaration Form The National Safeguarding Policy and Guidance can be sourced National Safeguarding Policy online ferns.ie/policyandstandards. Please tick to indicated you Document and Guidance Document have noted same. A whistle-blowing policy has been provided? Whistleblowing Policy COMMUNICATING THE CHURCH’S SAFEGUARDING MESSAGE This includes publications developed Nationally and locally for YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet each Parish. Have all Church personnel been shown the Safeguarding Manual From here on in it can be found as part of an induction process? online entitled ‘National Safeguarding Policy Document’ Have all Church personnel signed an Induction Agreement Form Induction Agreement Form to show that they have read the policy and procedures? Have all Safeguarding Reps been provided with Role of Leaflet: Role of Safeguarding ‘The the Safeguarding Representative’ leaflet? Representative Is the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy Statement displayed Poster: Policy Statement prominently within the Church? Is the Diocesan Code of Conduct for Clergy, Staff & Volunteers Poster: Code of Conduct for Clergy, Working with Children & Young People displayed prominently Staff & Volunteers within the Church? Is the Information for Young People poster displayed Poster: Information for Young prominently and appropriate for children? People Is the Poster requesting Celebrets from all visiting Clergy Poster: Present Celebrets displayed prominently? Is the Sacristy & Altar Service Information Poster displayed Poster: Sacristy & Altar Service prominently in the Sacristy? Information Poster Are the contact details for the Local Safeguarding Poster: Your local Parish Representatives displayed prominently in the Church? Safeguarding Representative
Are all safeguarding forms stored securely? NON-PARISH GROUPS WORKING WITH CHILDREN USING CHURCH PROPERTY. YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet Have all non-parish groups working with children signed the Hall Application Form? Parish Hall Application Form Do all non-Parish Groups using Parish facilities have Safeguarding Policies (of which vetting is part of it) and Insurance? Parish Hall Application Form RECRUITMENT: Recruitment of personnel to work with children/vulnerable adults YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet job descriptions are provided? Recruitment & Selection Checklist Application forms are completed? Application Form References are sought and checked? Character & Personal Reference Request Form Vetting is completed (if appropriate)? Garda Vetting Forms Declaration forms are completed? Confidential Declaration Form The National Safeguarding Policy and Guidance can be sourced online ferns.ie/policyandstandards. Please tick to indicated you have noted same. National Safeguarding Policy Document and Guidance Document A whistle-blowing policy has been provided? Whistleblowing Policy COMMUNICATING THE CHURCH’S SAFEGUARDING MESSAGE This includes publications developed Nationally and locally for each Parish. YES NO Relevant Form/Leaflet Have all Church personnel been shown the Safeguarding Manual as part of an induction process? From here on in it can be found online entitled ‘National Safeguarding Policy Document’ Have all Church personnel signed an Induction Agreement Form to show that they have read the policy and procedures? Induction Agreement Form Have all Safeguarding Reps been provided with ‘The Role of the Safeguarding Representative’ leaflet? Leaflet: Role of Safeguarding Representative Is the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy Statement displayed prominently within the Church? Poster: Policy Statement Is the Diocesan Code of Conduct for Clergy, Staff & Volunteers Working with Children & Young People displayed prominently within the Church? Poster: Code of Conduct for Clergy, Staff & Volunteers Is the Information for Young People poster displayed prominently and appropriate for children? Poster: Information for Young People Is the Poster requesting Celebrets from all visiting Clergy displayed prominently? Poster: Present Celebrets Is the Sacristy & Altar Service Information Poster displayed prominently in the Sacristy? Poster: Sacristy & Altar Service Information Poster Are the contact details for the Local Safeguarding Representatives displayed prominently in the Church? Poster: Your local Parish Safeguarding Representative