Managing and Building the Church

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Child Protection

• Managing and Building the Church
• February 19th

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The Importance of Child Protection

• We have a responsibility to protect those in our
  care
• Strong expectation for churches to have systems
  in place
• Victoria Climbie

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Aim of the session

• To equip and resource you to better tackle the
  issues surrounding Child Protection in your
  church context.
• Therefore, we will look at
• Child Protection Policy
• Recruitment of workers and Police Checking
• Training

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Child Protection Policy

• Responsibility of the eldership
• Need designated person
• Childrens Advocate
• Churches Child Protection Advisory Service

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Child Protection Policy

• Should contain
• Church details
• Mission statement
• Church Policy
• Responding to allegations of abuse
• Appointment of workers
• Working with offenders
• Good Practice guidelines

• ccpas.co.uk

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Recruitment

• Ian Huntley
• All childrens workers treated as job applicants
  
• Application form
• Personal references
• Info from previous churches
• Interview
• CRB check

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Criminal Records Checks

• Useful terminology
• CRB Criminal Records Bureau
• Umbrella Organisation CCPAS
• Recruiter
• Disclosure

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Training

• For children and youth workers
• Dos
• Donts
• Guidelines on good practice

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Useful Contacts

• Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service
• PO BOX 133
• Swanley
• Kent
• BR8 7UQ
• Admin.Telephone [phone]
• Help Line 0845 120 45 51 (24 hours)
• Email info_at_ccpas.co.uk
• ccpas.co.uk