Every Parish within the Diocese should have a Parish Safeguarding Minister (PSM), who has voluntarily undertaken the role and who has responsibility for raising awareness of safeguarding aims, policies and procedures and promoting good and safe practices in all activities involving children, young people and adults at risk within the parish community. The PSM is the link between the parish and the central team and will have a clear understanding of best practice in relation to safeguarding, ensuring policy and practice guidance are adhered to at parish level.
The PSM leads on the safe recruitment of people to roles within the parish and has the responsibility for facilitating the DBS Disclosure procedure at parish level, ensuring that everybody who is required to go through the procedure does so. The PSM promotes engaging with children and adults at risk within the parish whilst safeguarding all those involved.
