BUGB have recently updated the Model Church Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
The highlighting of new legislation.
- Including some of the changes that many churches might have made to the way they approach their services and communications.
- Bringing clarity to points within the policy document where BUGB have received the most questions; for example how to work with volunteers who might be married or closely related to each other.
- And finally, the old ‘Incident Reporting Form’ has been replaced with a new, simpler version.
Some helpful accompanying notes regarding the changes made, can be found here.
For more information, please visit the safeguarding section of the Baptist Together website here.
Please see the EMBA Safeguarding Procedure for EMBA churches. (Updated 5/24)
Please could we ask that a copy of this procedure is displayed in a prominent location within your church.
For detailed guidance on how and what to record and report please click here.
A template form for recording a concern or incident is available here.