Child Protection

With increased awareness of the need to protect children from abuse, churches have put in place safeguarding polices to help ensure the safety of children within churches. Click on the links to see the policies of some individual churches. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) has also reprinted and made available as an Amazon ebook the 2002 report 'Time for Action'.

Church support

Catholic Church in England and Wales

NationalCatholic Safeguarding Commission Annual Report

Catholic Church in Scotland

ScottishCatholic Safeguarding Service

Church of England

Protecting & Safeguarding Children and Adults

Methodist Church in Britain

Methodist Church - Safeguarding

Baptist Union of Great Britain
Child Protection Policy Statement

United Reformed Church

Safeguarding Children and Young People in the Church

Other support

Thirtyone:eight
Thirtyone:eight (formerly CCPAS) is an independent Christian safeguarding charity. It helps a network of around 10,000 churches and Christian organisations to create safer places for all by supporting them to implement effective safeguarding policy, procedure, and practise. It offers a complete safeguarding solution including DBS checks, training, policy guidance, consultancy and a dedicated helpline.

Further Reading

Time for Action

"Sexual abuse, the churches and a new dawn for
survivors"
Report to Churches Together in Britain and Ireland of the group established to examine issues of sexual abuse.

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