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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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