Section 4: Forms & Templates

The revised E-Vetting ID Form for school / parish activities in the Diocese of Meath is available here

S4.1 Recruitment and Selection Checklist –

S4.2 Application Form

S4.3 Personal Reference request

S4.4 Confidential Declaration Form

S4.5 Confidentiality Declaration (2019 revision)

S4.6 Agreement Form for All Church Personnel 

S4.7 Code of Behaviour for Adults pdf version or MS word version

S4.8 Sample Workshop on Creating a Code of Behaviour with Children

S4.9 Code of behaviour for children taking part in Church activities pdf version or MS word version (updated 9 Oct 2019)

S4.10 Dealing with Breaches of Codes of Behaviour for Children and Adults

S4.11 Child and Parent/Guardian Joint Consent Form

S4.12 Media Permission Form

S4.13 Complaints Form

S4.14 Accidents/Incidents

S4.15 Risk Assessment Form

S4.16 Attendance Register for Large Groups

S4.17 Attendance Register for Sacristy

S4.18 Form for Use of Church Property by External Groups

S4.19 Acknowledgement Letter for Request for Ministry

S4.20 Declaration Form of Good Standing

S4.21 Confirmation of Good Standing

S4.22 Approval for Ministry

S4.28 Form for Use by Lay Apostolates

S4.49 Form for Clerics/Religious who have Ministry with Children in an External Organisation

S4.50 Child Safeguarding Statement & Risk Assessment for the Diocese of Meath

S4.59 Example International Child Safeguarding Policy

S4.60 Use of Church Property as a Community Service Site (word document)

S4.23 Protected Disclosures Record is available for download as a word document or as a pdf document.

S4.34 Child Protection Referral Form

S4.35 File Index.

S4.36 Case Summary Information Sheet

S4.37 Case Record Narrative

S4.38 Chronology of when Allegations Were Made, and Responses Given

S4.40 Example Risk Management Update Tool

S4.41 Example Interim Management Plan

S4.42 Example Notification to Follow Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures

S4.43 CDF Form

S4.48 Example Decree Initiating Preliminary Investigation (Clerics)

S4.49 Example Closing Decree When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is No Case to Answer (Clerics)

S4.46 Example Closing Decree When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is a Case to Answer (Clerics)

S4.51 Example Notification Letter to Complainants on the death of a Respondent

S4.24 Training Plan

S4.25 Attendance List

S4.26 Evaluation Form

S4.44 Parish Safeguarding Audit **(2021 PDF version available here)**

S4.45 Notification to NBSCCCI

S4.47 Guide on Completing a Review of Allegations and Case Files for the Annual Report