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IMPACT<br />

REPORT<br />

encourage contact, liaison and<br />

confidence in the safeguarding<br />

service. The safeguarding team<br />

also are responsible for the<br />

management of all safeguarding<br />

disclosures, allegations or concerns<br />

raised and liaise and report to<br />

statutory agencies where required.<br />

The team actively welcome contact<br />

from those that have been harmed<br />

through abuse and will offer a<br />

compassionate and supportive<br />

response. The team also support<br />

safer recruitment function and<br />

process the DBS applications for Stained glass window in St George’s Cathedral depicting the sick and vulnerable approaching Jesus<br />

the Archdiocese.<br />

As part of the Independent Review of the Structure<br />

The Archdiocese of <strong>Southwark</strong> Safeguarding<br />

of Safeguarding in the Catholic Church in England and<br />

function continues to learn, develop and<br />

Wales, the Safeguarding team in collaboration with the<br />

improve their service and support offered, In line<br />

Safeguarding Sub-committee, have developed their<br />

with the Charity Commission guidance.<br />

“Safeguarding Improvement Plan” during 2021/22 to<br />

The progress made includes:<br />

ensure that the safeguarding function continues to develop<br />

and respond to legislative requirements, CSSA national<br />

• Developing an experienced, compassionate<br />

regulation and the needs of our Parishes and communities.<br />

and hardworking safeguarding team<br />

The improvement plan includes the following;<br />

• Comprehensive Face to Face safeguarding<br />

training for all Clergy, Religious and Ordained<br />

Ministers<br />

• Learn and improve from of the findings CSSA Audit<br />

review<br />

• Collaborate and support the Religious Life<br />

• Ensuring all contact with the team is<br />

Safeguarding Service (RLSS) with their on-going<br />

responded to professionally and within an<br />

responsibility for the safeguarding function for those<br />

agreed time-scale.<br />

in Religious life.<br />

• All matters that reach the required threshold<br />

• Ongoing commitment to training for the various stake<br />

are referred to statutory services<br />

holders within the Archdiocese<br />

• All Safeguarding Plans required in place with<br />

ongoing monitoring arrangements<br />

• Continuing to learn, develop and improve the<br />

safeguarding service within the Archdiocese of<br />

• An on-going historic case review<br />

<strong>Southwark</strong>.<br />

• An improved electronic DBS system<br />

• Continue to offer a compassionate and professional<br />

response for all those that have been harmed by<br />

• Programme and support for volunteer DBS<br />

abuse.<br />

re-checks<br />

• To build professional relationships across the<br />

• Development of an improved training<br />

Archdiocese and with statutory agencies<br />

strategy and programme<br />

• To work towards the standards set out by the CSSA<br />

• The development of a data set to allow<br />

oversight of performance<br />

audit team<br />

The safeguarding team can be contacted on<br />

• An inaugural annual service for those that<br />

have been harmed by abuse has been held<br />

safeguardingoffice@rcaos.org.uk or maryjanecrowley@<br />

rcaos.org.<br />

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