SAFEGUARDING

The Parish of St Peter and St Paul's Wakefield takes very seriously its duty to protect from abuse all children, young people and vulnerable adults engaged in any kind of parish activity.

With this in mind the policies and procedures related to Safeguarding promulgated by the Bishops of England and Wales and adopted by the Diocese of Leeds have been put into practice by the Parish.

This means that all volunteers undertaking a wide range of duties within the Parish, through which they may come into contact with children or vulnerable adults, must comply with formal recruitment procedures involving interview, references, self declarations and clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service, before being appointed to any relevant position within the Parish.

The Parish has appointed two Safeguarding Representatives, Mary Swatridge and Kate Moran, whose duty is to ensure that all the policies and procedures mentioned above are effectively adopted and monitored. They can be contacted through either the parish office telephone number or e-mail address and anyone with concerns about safeguarding issues should get in touch with them. 

Parish Safeguarding Email

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National Catholic Safeguarding Commission

Towards a culture of Safeguarding

The Church has a responsibility to ensure all those who undertake work in the name of the Church are adequately trained in safeguarding matters.

We all have a role to play in safeguarding the young or adults who may be vulnerable or at risk.  It is for this reason that we have worked with EduCare to bring you an e-learning package that will raise awareness throughout the Catholic Community in England and Wales. The e-learning package is part of the Church’s commitment to safeguarding, and is available to all members of the Catholic community. Please contact your Parish Priest for further information.
Parish Contact number: 01924 240240
Safeguarding Officers: Mike Kenny | Mary Swatridge

Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service

The Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service (CSAS) emphasises that Safeguarding goes to the very heart of the ministry and mission of our Catholic Church. Safeguarding is about nurturing wellbeing, helping individuals to realise their potential and of course it is about ensuring everyone is safe and protected from harm and abuse. The Catholic Church in England and Wales is working to ensure that everyone in its Parishes and Religious Congregations are competent in safeguarding matters so that we can all have confidence, knowing that the young and the adults potentially at risk will be cared for and loved by their Christian community. To this end the CSAS has worked with EduCare to bring you a safeguarding e-learning package which is free to access for every member of the Catholic Community in England and Wales.
Contact us here at St Peter and St Paul's Wakefield if you would like to participate in this learning programme

National ( NCSC ) 2016-2017 Report

The Catholic Church through the NCSC conducts an annual National survey centred around the subject of best practice with regards to Safeguarding. View the report : View Here

Awareness - Detecting Domestic Abuse

Some general guidance concerning how to identify and respond to signs of domestic abuse:
View Here

Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse report

The report of November 2020 into the Catholic Church in this country can be found at the following link: https://www.iicsa.org.uk/document/roman-catholic-church-investigation-report-november-2020

Elliott Report

The independent report into safeguarding procedures commissioned by the Bishops of England and Wales can be found at this link: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/safeguarding/independent-review-of-the-catholic-churchs-safeguarding-structures-and-arrangements-in-england-and-wales/

Domestic Violence

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