Safeguarding Guidelines

The Guidelines below support the Safeguarding Policy and conform to the National Council Safeguarding Standards, Edition 2 (NCSS).
They are designed to provide best-practice guidance of Safeguarding to Parishes, Agencies, Offices and Ministries within
the Diocese of Geraldton.

Engaging with Children	Engaging with Adult at Risk	Engaging with Families & Communities	Responding & Reporting Abuse	Recruiting & Screening
GUIDELINE: ENGAGING WITH CHILDREN	GUIDELINE: ENGAGING WITH ADULT AT RISK	GUIDELINE: ENGAGING WITH FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES	REPORT FORM	GUIDELING: RECRUITING & SCREENING
CONSENT FORM		SURVEY - PARISH / AGENCY	RESPONDING & REPORTING ABUSE	PERSONAL DECLARATION
CHILDREN'S CODE OF BEHAVIOUR		SURVEY - PARENT / CARER	REFERRAL PATHWAY	SCREENING MATRIX
SURVEY - CHILDREN				DATABASE TEMPLATE
SURVEY - YOUTH				FAQ- SCREENING & MONITORING

Continuous Improvement	Safeguarding Risk Assessment	Safe Physical Environments	Safe Online Environments	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
GUIDELINE: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT	GUIDELINE: RISK ASSESSMENT	GUIDELEINE: PHYSICAL ENVIROMENTS	GUIDELINE: ONLINE ENVIROMENT	GUIDELINE: DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION
SAAT FORM	RISK CHECKLIST: Children's Activity or Event		ONLINE SAFETY TIPS
FAQ-SAAT	RISK CHECKLIST: Community Adult Activity of Event
	Risk Checklist: Home Visit