The Diocese of London is committed to care for the spiritual, physical and emotional well-being of the children with whom it has contact. With this in mind, every parish is required to adopt a Child Protection Policy, as outlined in the House of Bishops' Policy Document on Child Protection (1999). This policy will govern the work undertaken with children who attend church or take part in children's activities on church premises or organised by the church within the parish. Liability insurance in relation to such issues may be invalidated if such a policy is not in place and being implemented.
To assist with the drawing up of a parish Child Protection Policy, the Diocese of London has issued guidelines in the document Children in the Diocese of London. Click here to download
Copies have been sent to every parish.
A short summary of the Guidelines, suitable for distribution to children's leaders and others (but not a substitute for the complete Guidelines) can be downloaded here
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The guidelines require that PCCs should:
All general questions about Child Protection Policies and training opportunities should be addressed to the Diocesan Children's Adviser at London Diocesan House.
| Child protection guidelines summary |
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| Children in the Diocese of London |
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| Information for Section X checkers |
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For advice relating to specific child protection concerns, contact one of the Bishops' Advisers for Child Protection, who are:
Hugh Valentine
020 7735 3138 (home) 020 7735 1925 (work)
Rina Kaur
020 8442 8813
Barbara Wheeler
020 8743 3075
John Nixson
020 8933 1799
07967 828091
The Advisers work collaboratively as a team, so if the Adviser for your Area is unavailable, try to contact one of the others.