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Standard 1
Creating and Maintaining Safe Environments
Word templates
1.1A Template 1- Recruitment and Selection Checklist.doc
1.1A Template 2- Application Form.doc
1.1A Template 3- Confidential Declaration Form.doc
1.1A Template 4- Character and Personal Reference Request.doc
1.1A Template 5- Confidentiality Declaration.doc
1.1B Template 1- Service Level Agreement to Share Vetting Information (ROI Only)
1.1C Template 1- Acknowledgement Letter for Request for ministry.doc
1.1C Template 2- Declaration Form of Good Standing.doc
1.1C Template 3- Confirmation of Good Standing.doc
1.1C Template 4- Approval for Ministry.doc
1.1C Template 5- Confirmation of Good Standing for Non Ordained Religious.doc
1.1E Template 1- Form to be completed by the Leader/Church authority of a visiting lay minister.doc
1.2A Template 1- Sample Code of Behaviour for Adults.doc
1.3A Template 1- Example Workshop on Creating a Code of Behaviour with Children.doc
1.4A Template 1-Attendance Register for Large Groups.doc
1.4A Template 2- Attendance Register for Sacristy.doc
1.4A Template 3- Child and Guardian Joint Consent.doc
1.4B Template 1- Form for Dealing with Accidents:Incidents.doc
1.4E Template 1- Pope John Paul II Award Permission Form.doc
1.4E Template 2- Pope John Paul II Parish and Social Activities Form.doc
1.4E Template 3- Pope John Paul II Award Safeguarding Agreement Form.doc
1.5A Template 1- Form for Use of Church Property by External Groups.doc
1.5E Template 1- Form for Use with Associations of the Faithful.docx
1.5F- Template 1- Form for Use of Church Property as a Community Service Site.docx
1.6A- Template 1- Whistle-Blowing Record
1.7A Template 1- Complaints Form.doc
1.8A Template 1- Hazard Assessment Form.doc
1.9A Template 1- Media Permission Form.doc
1.10A Template 1- Form for Clerics/Religious who have Ministry With Children in an External Organisation/Church Body.doc
1.10B Template 1-Example International Child Safeguarding Policy.doc
Standard 2
Procedures for Responding to Child Protection Suspicions, Concerns, Knowledge or Allegations
Standard 3
Care and Support for the Complainant
Standard 4
Care and Management of the Respondent
Word templates
4.2B Template 1- Example Risk Assessment Framework.doc
4.2B Template 2- Example Risk Management Update Tool.doc
4.2B Template 3- Example Interim Management Plan.doc
4.2B Template 4- Example Notification to Follow Child Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.doc
4.3A Template 1- Example Decree Initiating Preliminary Investigation (Clerics).doc
4.3B Template 1- Example Closing Decree When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is No Case to Answer (Clerics).doc
4.3C Template 1:CDF Form
4.3C Template 2- Example Closing Decree When Preliminary Investigation Finds there is a Case to Answer (Clerics).doc
4.3D Template 1- Example Decree Initiating Collecting of Proofs (Non Ordained Religious).doc
4.3D Template 2- Example Closing Decree When Collection of Proofs Finds there is No Case to Answer (Non Ordained Religious).doc
4.3D Template 3- Example Closing Decree When Collection of Proofs Finds there is a Case to Answer (Non Ordained Religious).doc
4.3E Template 1-Example Notification Letter to Complainants on the Death of a Respondent
4.3G Template 1- Tabular Summary for Cases of Delicta Reservata
4.4A Template 1 Example Canonical Precept for Monitoring of Clerics Following the Conclusion of the Canonical Investigation.docx
4.4A Template 2 Example Canonical Precept for Monitoring of Non Ordained Religious Following the Conclusion of the Canonical Investigation.doc
Standard 5
Training and Support for Keeping Children Safe
Standard 6
Communicating The Church's Safeguarding Message
Word templates
6.1A Template 1- Example of a Communications Plan for One Target Group.doc
6.2A Template 1- Example Public Poster for Adults.doc
6.2A Template 2- Example Safeguarding Leaflet for Parents:Guardians.doc
6.2A Template 3- Example Safeguarding Leaflets for Children.doc
6.2A Template 4- Example Safeguarding Poster for Children.doc
6.2B Template 1- Example Concise Version of the Child Safeguarding Policy.doc
6.2D Template 1: Example Child Safeguarding Statement.doc
6.3A Template 1- Example Child Safeguarding Poster in Polish.doc
6.3A Template 2- Example Child Safeguarding Poster in Irish.doc
Standard 7
Quality Assuring Compliance with the Standards
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Appendices and Glossary