Parish Representatives
Each parish has two or more Parish Safeguarding Representatives who can be contacted through the local Parish Office. They have undertaken the Keeping Safe child protection training, are familiar with parish activities and are available to staff, volunteers and parishioners.
The role of the Parish Safeguarding Representative is to promote the safeguarding of children by:
raising awareness of what is involved in safeguarding children;
• disseminating information on the policy and procedures for safeguarding children;
• ensuring that activities run within the parish are provided in a manner which ensures the safety and well-being of the children involved;
• reporting to the Designated Person any concerns, suspicions or allegations of abuse for referral to the relevant authorities;
• ensuring that the contact details of the Designated Person are widely publicised;
• overseeing the implementation of this policy at parish level, carrying out an annual review and reporting to the parish clergy.