Safeguarding -

The Declaration of Rome 

World Congress: 
Child Dignity in the Digital World

6 October 2017

Pope Francis —
“A society can be judged by the way it treats
its children.”

For the full text click on the link:

/documents/2017/10/
The%20Declaration%20of%20Rome...
October%202017.docx

For the attention of
all those with 
"CHURCH"
PVG CERTIFICATES

The Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Group has recommended that all volunteers doing regulated work with children and vulnerable adults or, both, should do Level 1 training by the end of 2017, and, with the agreement of Bishop John, this will now be implemented as Diocesan policy.

The next training session:

St. Mirin's Parish Hall      Tuesday 5 December     10.30am - 12 Noon   

To register for a training session
please contact
Sarah Jane
at the
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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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
Post:
SCAI, PO Box 24085, Edinburgh, EH7 9EA

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)

http://www.rcdop.org.uk/documents/2018/3/8-7a

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.

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Safeguarding : Support & Help in Paisley Diocese

email:   safeguardingadvisor@rcdop.org.uk   

 Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor -   Tel:  07939486290

http://www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk
 
   274 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JR         Tel: 0141 332 7177 

 

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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."

"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

http://www.bcos.org.uk/Portals/0/McLellan/363924_WEB.pdf

Click on the links below for full details of the McLellan Commission's Report:

https://www.mclellancommission.co.uk

"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."

http://www.bcos.org.uk/Portals/0/McLellan/Implementation%20Plan%20(Final%20Version).pdf

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