Safeguarding Children

Christchurch operates within the guidelines of the Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy which can be found on the Methodist Church website.

The four main elements are:

• all who work with children and young people under the age of 18 are required to complete Safeguarding Form A and to observe good practice in their work.
• all ministers, deacons and Local Preachers are required to complete Safeguarding Form B and to observe good practice in their work.
• all members of the Methodist Council and all those involved in the new disciplinary procedures of the Methodist Church are required to complete Safeguarding Form B and to observe good practice in their work.
• all reasonable care must be taken by those responsible to ensure that persons who have been convicted of or have received a formal police caution concerning sexual offences against children or young people shall not undertake work in the Methodist Church.