Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Costs Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence Current Update 5. Plan to recruit current or recently retired professional local authority safeguarding personnel to the DSMG Agree information sharing protocols Meet chairs/senior officials from all Child and Adult Safeguarding Boards in the diocese to discuss engagement. Continue close contact with Northants police and establish similar links with other forces DSMG DSA 2017 - 18 Within existing budget DSMG Appropriate recruitment, contact, input and channels of communication / information sharing protocols established with all Child and Adult Safeguarding Boards and all police forces in the diocese Discharged. New member with relevant skills and experience appointed to DSMG. Information sharing protocol with Northants Police. Close & effective engagement (including DSAs on Cambs. Safeguarding Boards) with statutory authorities & St Andrews’ Hospital.
Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Costs Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence Current Update 6. Consider whether Diocesan Synod should approve national policies, procedures and guidance annually Establish whether this should be achieved more explicitly than through approval of DSA’s report which references national guidance DSMG DSA From 2017, resolution approving policies, procedures & guidance to be put before Diocesan Synod annually No additional cost DSMG Clarity over the current position obtained Decision made over what/any further action required. Decision upon Discharged 7. Draw up a training strategy and assess how it will be met Draw up strategy aligned with national guidance Assess resource requirement DSA DSMG Training strategy approved October 2016. Delivery commenced early 2017 Within existing but additional resources may be necessary DSA DSMG Training strategy rolled out Discharged
Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Costs Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence 9. Commission e-learning to complement delivery of face to face training Await delivery of national e-learning package National team 2017 Within existing resources National team e-learning package rolled out Discharged 10. Ensure that the reasons for waiver of any essential requirement for a post are recorded in the HR file together with a plan to address gaps Record reasons for waiver of essential requirement and plan to address gap on HR file Employing body 2016 No additional cost Employing body Requirement for reasons for any waivers and plans to address gaps to be recorded on HR files Discharged 11. Blue files to be updated immediately that a Red File is opened Liaison between DSA and Bishops’ office Bishops’ office 2016 No additional cost DSA Blue files updated Discharged
Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence Current Update 12. Compile and publish a procedure for safeguarding complaints Prepare a procedure and publish on the diocesan website Diocesan Secretary 2017 - 18 Within existing budget DSMG Procedure published Discharged Policy & procedure published February 2018 13. When a complaint safeguarding is upheld ensure that the learning is shared with the DSMG and any action taken minuted Procedure to be adopted Diocesan DSMG 2016 No additional cost DSMG Procedure adopted Discharged Procedure published February 2018
Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Costs Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence Current Update 14. Complete and publish the whistleblowing policy differentiating between a complaint, grievance and whistleblowing Complete and publish policy Diocesan Secretary 2017 No additional cost DSMG Policy published Discharged 15. Evaluate the current need for and provision of the Authorised Listener role and explore alternatives Discuss provision of training for Authorised Listeners with national team. Evaluate risk DSA DSMG 2017 Within existing budget DSMG Appropriate training available for Authorised Listeners or alternative provision in place taken up at national level. Appointment of trained senior clergy to offer support agreed by Bishop’s Management Group February
Recommendation Action Responsible Person or Body Delivery Timescale Resource Costs Monitoring Progress – Person or Body Evidence Current Update 16. Develop DSMG role in quality assurance of safeguarding work Establish a Quality Assurance subgroup and programme reporting to DSMG DSA DSMG Chair 2016 Within existing budget DSMG Subgroup monitors progress and reports on specific matters. Reports received by DSMG. Appropriate action taken Discharged