Safeguarding
The Church of Ireland acknowledges its duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of all children sharing in its ministry. We are committed to ensuring that safeguarding reflects statutory responsibilities, government regulation and complies with best practice.
The Church of Ireland pledges to work alongside parents, carers and statutory authorities to value and support children as important members of our church community, to ensure they have a positive and safe experience in church activities.
The Child Safeguarding Policy applies to all church personnel and is recognised in Chapter XVI of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland.
The Parish of Raheny (All Saints’ Church) acknowledges its duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice that reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice.
The Parish of Raheny (All Saints’ Church) is committed to safeguarding children by working under the guidance of the COI Child Safeguarding Policy and its associated guidance. We recognise that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. The bishops, clergy, volunteers and staff are committed to ensuring that all children have a positive and enjoyable experience in a safe and child-centred environment and are protected from abuse whilst participating in activities.
Further details of all the contact details for Safeguarding reporting can be found on our parish noticeboards.
All parishes, dioceses and other bodies operating under the COI Child Safeguarding Policy have conducted a written Local Safeguarding Risk Assessment of any potential for harm to a child through their involvement in each church activity. The written risk assessment indicates the areas of potential harm, the likelihood of harm occurring, and lists the required policy, guidance, process and practice required to manage risks. If there are site specific risks that local parishes and diocese need to include in their Child Safeguarding Statement they have done so in conjunction with their relevant person.
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Risks Identified
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Polices/Procedures in Place
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Risk of harm (as defined in the Children First Act 2015) of a child by a member of the clergy/staff/ volunteer/peer
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Risk of harm (as defined in the CFA 2015) to a child on outings by a member of the clergy/staff/ volunteer/stranger/peer
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Risk of harm (as defined in the CFA 2015) to a child of bullying by peers
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Risk of harm (as defined in the CFA
2015) of a child from unauthorized photography |
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Risk of harm (as defined in the CFA 2015) of a child from online abuse through social media or internet access
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Church of Ireland Bishops, members of the clergy, volunteers or staff fail to understand their responsibilities to protect children from risk of harm
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In addition to the risk assessments and the above policies and procedures named, the following procedures are in place as part of the COI Child Safeguarding Policy which is available here https://safeguarding.ireland.anglican.org/ :
- Procedures for the safe recruitment of volunteers or employees to work with children in our services.
- Procedures for provision of and access to child safeguarding training, including the identification and reporting of harm.
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Procedures for reporting child protection and welfare concerns to Tusla and An Garda Síochána.
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Procedures for maintaining a list of persons in each diocese who are mandated persons.
- Procedure for appointing a relevant person for this Child Safeguarding Statement.
- Procedures for dealing with allegations made against clergy/staff/volunteer/peer
The Parish of Raheny (All Saints’ Church) recognises that implementation is an ongoing process and is committed to the implementation of this Child Safeguarding Statement and the procedures that support its intention to keep children safe from harm and the risk of harm. The Child Safeguarding Statement will be reviewed no later than
