Caversham Park Church

1. Caversham Park Church is committed to implementing the House of Bishops' Child Protection Policy Protecting All God's Children, and the diocesan procedures, which are based on the Children Act 1989, and the Home Office Guidance Safe from Harm. 2. Caversham Park Church is committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of the children within our... church community. 3. Caversham Park Church will carefully select and train ordained and lay ministers; volunteers and paid workers with children and young people using the Criminal Records Bureau, to check the background of each person. 4. Caversham Park Church will respond without delay to every complaint made, that a child or young person for whom we are responsible may have been harmed. 5. Caversham Park Church will fully cooperate with statutory agencies during any investigation they make into allegations concerning a member of the church community. 6. Caversham Park Church will seek to offer informed pastoral care to any child, young person or adult who has suffered abuse. 7. Caversham Park Church will care for and supervise any member of our church community known to have offended against a child. 8. Caversham Park Church will review this policy annually, and, as part of this, check that all our procedures, including the CRB Annex, are up to date.Read More