The Catholic Parish of Holy Trinity GCI is committed to the Safeguarding Policies of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from any form of abuse or maltreatment and to promote a safe environment for them.

This commitment flows from the fact that we are all made in the image of God and the Church’s common belief in the dignity and uniqueness of every human life.

We start from the principle that each person has a right to expect the highest level of care and protection, love encouragement and respect that we can give.

We will liaise closely and openly with statutory agencies to ensure that any concerns or allegations of abuse that are raised are promptly reported and properly investigated, victims supported, and perpetrators held to account.

If you are concerned about a child, vulnerable adult or a person in distress then you may want to speak to your Safeguarding Representatives, Richard Mellows  Shelagh Winter and Sarah Pollard, after Mass or by telephoning 07513 725509.

The Senior Safeguarding Coordinator for the Diocese is Rachael Campion (email: safeguarding@dioceseofnottingham.uk  Tel: 0115 953 9849).

Click on the link to view the diocesan Parish Safeguarding Handbook Parish Safeguarding Handbook

If you are applying for a role within the parish which requires working with children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to complete a DBS Enhanced application.  Contact the parish office for further information.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding all of our volunteers and paid staff are recruited using our safer recruitment policy.

Recruiting volunteers

All volunteers have to be safely recruited which means they must complete a volunteer application form, provide two references and if the role requires it provide identification for a DBS check.

Volunteer training

We have a strong training system for all of our volunteers following the recommendations of the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA).  You can read more about them here.

Everyone in our Parish is trained to level one and has been given a leaflet detailing how to support safeguarding in our Parish.

Those who have a DBS role will complete level three training via the CSSA learning management system which can be accessed here https://training.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk/ or via the below QR code.

Code of conduct volunteers

We have a code of conduct that we expect all of our volunteers to adhere to, it sets out the behaviours we feel are the minimum standards of all who volunteer in our Parish.

You can download the code of conduct here.