Saint Augustine's RC Church, Leeds

This page explains the steps that we, as a parish within the diocese of Leeds, are taking to create and maintain a safe environment for the wellbeing of every parishioner. You will also find links to the diocese's commitment to safeguarding on the diocese's website.  In brief:

The Church and all individual members undertake all appropriate steps to:

• maintain a safe environment for all.
• to practise fully and positively Christ’s Ministry towards children, young people and adults.
• to respond sensitively and compassionately to their needs to help keep them safe from harm.

We fundamentally believe that the safety of our parish is the responsibility of everyone who is involved in the parish. We would therefore encourage you to read this short document that has been produced by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)

Parish Contact Details

The following parishioners are the safeguarding representatives for St Augustine's. if you have any concerns about anyone's safety within the parish, you can contact Lydia, Miles or the parish priest in full confidence.

Documents and Links

Links

• Diocesan Safeguarding Contact Details
• Parish safeguarding statement (adopted from Diocese)
• Safeguarding website of The Diocese of Leeds - opens in new window.
• National Safeguarding Policy
• Caring Safely for Others - A Publication from Bishops' Conference
• Other Publications from the Bishops Conference

Downloads

	Parish Youth Worker	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for those using social education and spiritual development activities to work with young people from secondary school age upward. Requires an enhanced DBS with a check against child and adult workforce with a check against the child barred list	172.29 KB
	Trainer of Altar Servers	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for trainers of altar servers. Requires Enhanced DBS check	41.36 KB
	Parish Catechist	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for parish catechists. Requires Enhanced DBS check	85.69 KB
	Choir Leader	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for Choir Leaders. Requires Enhanced DBS check	109.82 KB
	What is Safeguarding?	This document, developed by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) provides an overview of safeguarding definitions, procedures and processes	374.27 KB
	Bereavement Team Member	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for those supporting families within the parish who have experienced bereavement. Requires Enhanced DBS check	85.67 KB
	Eucharistic Minister - level 1	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for those administering the sacrament of the euchariste within the church environment only. Requires 2 references and a self declaration	119.63 KB
	Eucharistic Minister - level 2	Diocesan safeguarding procedure for those administering the sacrament of the eucharist within the church environment and also in other environments, such as in a hospital or in the recipient's home. Requires an enhanced DBS with a check against child and adult workforce.	148.76 KB
	Level 1 Training Document	Level 1Training Document Level 1 training document for volunteers who only work occasionally at the Church, and who do not require a DBS check. It is produced by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) A short leaflet that everone should read	531.75 KB
	Safeguarding Statement	Diocesan Safeguarding Statement, adopted by the parish.	582.44 KB
	Caring Safely for Others	Caring Safely for others is an 18 page document produced by the Bishops' Conference of Catholic Bishops for England nd Wales. Full List of Publications for the Biships' Conference.	8.03 MB
	Childrens Liturgy Catechist	This role is subject to an enhanced DBS with a check against the child workforce and the child barred list. This role should not be taken up until the volunteer has completed the DBS process, and a letter of appointment has been received from the Safeguarding Section.	197.54 KB