Safeguarding involves a range of activities aimed at promoting the individual’s right to be safe. These include making and maintaining safe environments for everyone (children and adults), having procedures to follow should something go wrong and support for everyone involved. Lynn Fletcher, Safeguarding Officer for the NBA, is available to respond to your safeguarding inquiries and to advise on your safeguarding concerns: lynnfletcher@thenba.org.uk, 07530 353794  Safeguarding Training dates for 2019 Remember, BUGB recommends that you renew your training at the appropriate level at least once every four years. Level 1, a whole church video presentation is available for you to download at https://www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/220884/Safe_to_Grow.aspx Level 2: for all those working in the church, paid or unpaid Level 3: for all those working in the church, paid or unpaid, who have leadership responsibilities and have completed Level 2 Levels 2 and 3 for Ministers only Tuesday 24th September, 10 - 3.30, Durham City Baptist Church Levels 2 and 3 Saturday October 12th, 9.45 - 12.30 and 1 - 3.45 at Grange Road Baptist Church, Jarrow Church secretaries will receive booking forms in advance and they will also be available on this website (please see links below).   Resources Baptist Union of Great Britain has made available a wealth of resources to help you in your safeguarding work. They can be accessed on the BUGB website at https://www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/220880/Safeguarding.aspx If you have difficulty in accessing any of these resources, please contact Lynn Fletcher or Elaine Joy for assistance.
  DBS checks Please access the BUGB guide to DBS checks (see above) as this will answer most of your questions. Our ‘umbrella body’ (that process the checks on our behalf) is called Due Diligence Checking (DDC). Please remember that accredited ministers must be verified by Association staff. A Quick Start Guide for verifiers can be found on www.ddc.uk.net/baptists |
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