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"In god's image"
In God’s Image
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important:
For the attention of
all those with
"CHURCH"
PVG CERTIFICATESThe Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Group has recommended that all volunteers doing regulated work with children and vulnerable adults or, both, should do Level 1 training and, with the agreement of Bishop John, this will now be implemented as Diocesan policy.
To register for a training session
please contact
Diocesan Safeguarding Office
safeguardingadmin@rcdop.org.uk
or 0141 847 6138
There will be limited space at each session, therefore volunteers should register
up to one week before the date of the training session.
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child dignity -
Safeguarding -
The Declaration of RomeWorld Congress:
Child Dignity in the Digital World6 October 2017
Pope Francis —
“A society can be judged by the way it treats
its children.”
For the full text click on the link:
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child abuse inquiry:
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry wants to hear from you if you can give any information about abuse of children in care, either of yourself or someone else.
Please see notices on Notice Boards
Contact: 0800 0929300
email: talktous@childabuseinquiry.scot
Visit:
http://www.childabusinquiry.scot
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Recommendations:
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Policies for BCoS Personnel BCOS personnel - employees, volunteers and others acting on behalf of BCOS and it agencies - must have
a working knowledge of, and act in accordance with, the guidance provided in the following policy papers:
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MARCH 2018:
"In God’s Image: Safeguarding Manual for the Catholic Church in Scotland":This week, along with his fellow bishops in Scotland, Bishop John signed into publication our new Safeguarding Policy for the years ahead.
It will come into effect on the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church, Monday 21 May.
It is available online on our diocesan website. (Link below)https://www.bcos.org.uk/Portals/0/In%20Gods%20Image%20WEB.pdf
At this time, as we introduce further procedures to keep safe our children and vulnerable adults we continue to keep in our hearts and prayers those among us still presently surviving from historic abuse.-----------------------------------------------------------
Safeguarding : Support & Help in Paisley Diocese
email: safeguardingadvisor@rcdop.org.uk
Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor - Tel: 07939486290
Annual Safeguarding Announcement: 2018
"Paisley diocese and our parish of St Peter welcome the special responsibility we have for all children, young people and vulnerable adults in our community.
At all entry points to the church and the hall there are posters assuring all who enter that we appropriate safeguarding in this community.
The first reaches out to survivors of abuse in the Church and invites them to contact our safeguarding team confidentially if they feel able. The Church has confidential and independent professional counselling services for survivors of abuse within the Church.
The second poster highlights our Safeguarding Manual with my contact details as your Parish Co-ordinator and the Diocesan Safeguarding Team.
Please contact me or the Parish Priest with any concerns regarding the abuse or harm of any child, young person or vulnerable adult.
This year the Scottish Bishops published a new and improved safeguarding manual called ‘In God’s Image’ which includes developments in best practice, and implements the recommendations of the McLellan Commission.
Our diocesan trainers deliver ongoing training to volunteers, parish safeguarding co-ordinators (PSCs) and clergy. Since October 2016 they have trained 1,140 volunteers,
as well as PSCs and clergy. Training promotes vigilance and ensures those working with children and vulnerable adults know the Church’s system for reporting disclosures or concerns they may receive.
The Scottish Church carries out an annual safeguarding audit to assess the safeguarding work being done in every parish and diocese. With effect from this year an Independent Review Group will scrutinise the audits of two dioceses a year." -
Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Service:
http://www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk
274 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JR Tel: 0141 332 7177
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Safeguarding in The Catholic Church (August 2015)
The Bishops of Scotland have agreed unanimously to accept in full the recommendations of the McLellan Commission Report (2015) to ensure that safeguarding standards are as high as possible:
"The Catholic Church in Scotland renews its commitment towards the lives,safety, wholeness and well-being of each individual person within God's purpose for everyone. We will now take forward Dr. McLellan's recommendations; planning their implementation; and then implementing them."
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"As the Bishop of the Diocese of Paisley, I welcome today’s publication of the McLellan Report. The Bishops of Scotland accept in full the report’s recommendations and on behalf of us all Archbishop Tartaglia made a public apology (above) at Mass in St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow."
Bishop John Keenan -
McLellan Commission Final Report (2015)
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McLellan Commission Report (2015) Recommendations:
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Click on the links below for full details of the McLellan Commission's Report:
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"We (The Bishops of Scotland) accept that Safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole Church, all of the baptised as well as the ordained, professed, those who are employed and those who volunteer, working together to create and maintain safe environments."
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Implementation Plan (November 2015)
http://www.bcos.org.uk/Portals/0/McLellan/Implementation%20Plan%20(Final%20Version).pdf
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Safeguarding Prayer:
