Safeguarding

Enquiries regarding Safeguarding at the Cathedral

Diocesan Safeguarding advice and materials:

www.rcda.scot/diocese/safeguarding

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Service advice and materials:

www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk

“In God's Image”

(View or download “In God's Image” at www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk)

Volunteering to work in the Cathedral Parish Community is a wonderful expression of Christian commitment, and is essential to the running of our many and varied groups.

Some of this work involves working closely with children, young people, or vulnerable adults, and imposes extra responsibilities on us all. 

Overall Responsibility 

The Cathedral Administrator, Fr. Keith Herrera and the Safeguarding Coordinators have joint responsibility for Safeguarding in the Cathedral Parish.

Interview
For volunteers there will normally be an informal interview and a job description presented and signed.

Disclosure Check
In law all who will be working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults, are obliged to undertake disclosure check. In our parish this process is carried out by our Safeguarding Administrator, Nina Lowe. 

The volunteer will become a member of the PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) Scheme. There are two different memberships (it is possible to belong to both), either:

1. Children and young people up to the age of 18
2. Vulnerable adults

[Those who already have a PVG should contact Nina to have their PVG updated and register their work in our parish community]

Self-Declaration Form
This form will be completed and then handed to Nina at the time of the PVG.

Personal Details (giving the names of two character referees)
This form will also be completed and then handed over at the time of the PVG.

Safeguarding Awareness-Raising
All volunteers are obliged to attend a two-hour session to learn about their safeguarding responsibilities.  This is usually led by the Safeguarding Coordinator and/or a Diocesan Training Officer.