Below are all the forms, documents and guidance notes for each of the Administrative departments for download:
Mediation
Safeguarding
Finance
Church Buildings/DAC
Surveyors
Legal
Committee and Parish Support
Church of England - Dignity at Work Booklet
Anti-Bullying and Harassment Policy
General Data Protection Regulation - A Guide for PCCs, Data Controllers and Data Compliance Officers
General Data Protection Regulation - Q&A for PCCs
Mediation booklet
Guidance - Children
Protecting All God's Children (2010)
Responding Well (Sexual Abuse) (2011)
Safer Environments and Activities (2019) (This replaces Section 5 of Protecting All God’s Children, 2010, including Annex A5 and Guidance Practice 2 and Appendix 3 of Promoting a Safe Church, 2006)
NB: The Diocese's Safeguarding Executive Committee is currently looking at how this guidance can be applied. For further advice speak to the Children and Young People Team or the Safeguarding Team.
The Code of Safer Working Practice (2019)
Guidance - Online Communication with Young People (2019)
Parental Consent Form for Single Events
Registration Parental Consent form for regular specified group activities
Health and Safety Check List - children and young people
Activities Check List Form and Risk Assessment Form - children & young people
Responding to CP concerns actions plan & check list for those making referrals
Guidance - Adults
Promoting a Safe Church (2006)
Responding Well (Sexual Abuse) (2011)
Safer Environments and Activities (2019) (This replaces Section 5 of Protecting All God’s Children, 2010, including Annex A5 and Guidance Practice 2 and Appendix 3 of Promoting a Safe Church, 2006)
The Code of Safer Working Practice (2019)
Guidance - Domestic Abuse
Responding Well to Domestic Abuse 2017
Guidance - Safer recruitment
Safeguarding Practice Guidance - Safer Recruitment 2016
House of Bishops Policy on PTO July 2018
PTO Safer Recuitment Practice Guidance
For appendices and model recruitment forms please see below:
Safer Recruitment - Appendix 3 Model Application Form
Safer Recruitment - Appendix 4 Model Reference Form
Church of England Confidential Declaration Form Appendix 5 (new guidance)
Safer Recruitment for those not eligible for DBS - Declaration of suitability
Policy on recruitment of ex-offenders
Parish induction for new volunteers and workers
Young Leaders
Young Leader Helper consent form
DBS guidance
DBS Flow Chart
Policy and Procedure for dealing with a blemished declaration or DBS 2020
Blemished Disclosure Risk Assessment Form 2020
Update Service and Blemished Disclosures April 2020
New ID Checking Guidelines
Enhanced ID checking guidelines making it more difficult for people to apply for disclosure using a false identity were introduced in summer 2012. The main changes are that DBS now has three different routes through which applicants can be checked, the second of which will involve an external ID validation and the list of acceptable documents has also been regrouped and reduced.
Please see below for the DBS' latest version of the new guidelines.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-identity-checking-guidelines
Guidance - Allegations/Offenders
Responding to assessing and managing concerns or allegations against church officers (Replaces - Chapter 7 ‘Managing Allegations against Church Officers’, Chapter 8 ‘Suspected abusers and known offenders’ and ‘the model agreement with offender’ in ‘Protecting All God’s Children 2010’) and replaces Promoting a Safe Church (2006) (that relates to concerns or allegations against church officers)
Safeguarding Agreements who should know
Serious Incident Reporting
The Church has worked with the Charity Commission to agree bespoke guidance for DBFs, PCCs and Religious Communities on how to identify and report a Serious Incident.
Please find below the relevant guidance and forms required. You can also find more information on the Parish Resources website here:
You can also find a dedicated page on our website here
Guidance - Policy Statements
Promoting a Safer Church poster incorporating relevant contact details
Promoting a Safer Church – House of Bishop’s policy statement (2017)
Formal Safeguarding Statement
Guidance - Training
Safeguarding Training and Development Practice Guidance (2019)
Guidance - Other
Glossary Reference Guide
Safeguarding Joint Practice Guidance - Safeguarding Records 2015
Safeguarding Joint Practice Guidance- leps 2015
Safeguarding Practice Guidance - Safeguarding in Religious Communities 2015
Spiritual Abuse - explanation and guidance (January2020)
Roles and responsibilities practice guidance
Complaints and whistle blowing policy
PCC Membership Eligibility Criteria 2019
Parish induction for new volunteers and workers
Young Leaders
Young Leader Helper consent form
Lone working
Model Risk Assessment Checklist for Home Visiting
Serious Incident Reporting
The Church has worked with the Charity Commission to agree bespoke guidance for DBFs, PCCs and Religious Communities on how to identify and report a Serious Incident.
Please find below the relevant guidance and forms required. You can also find more information on the Parish Resources website here:
You can also find a dedicated page on our website here
Theological texts
Both of these documents are available to purchase through Church House Publishing
Guidance relating to overseas visits
General safeguarding guidance for overseas travel
Safeguarding guidance for church groups travelling overseas
Forms
Parish Finance Form
Parish Finance Form
Return of Church Finance & Stats for Mission
Return of Church Finance & Stats for Mission
Weekly Accounting Sheet Excel XLS
Guidance Notes
DBF Fees collection
DBF Fees Summary Nov 2019
Summary of Parochial Fees (inc. Retired PTO) 2020
Manual Quarterly Fee Return 2020
Parochial Fees Table 2021
Quarterly Fee Return 2021
Parochial Fees 2021
Vacancies and Sequestration Accounts Guidelines Nov 19
Administration as a Spiritual Gift
Budgeting and Reporting
Budget 2019
Budget 2020
Budget 2020 presentation for Diocesan Synod 12 Oct 19
Checklist of Documents for IE
Church Repair Fund / Diocese Loan Fund
Expense Claim Form
Fees for Occasional Duty 2021
Financial Controls Procedures
Independent Examinations
Parish VAT Guide
Parochial Fees Table 2019
Parochial Fees Table 2020
Parochial Fees Guidance Notes Feb 2020
Parochial Expenses Booklet
Payments to Clergy on Jury Service
PCC Treasurer Job Description
Return of Church Finance & Stats for Mission
Retired clergy fees table 2019
So Now You are the Treasurer
Treasurers' Conference Finance 25 Nov 2020
Treasurer Conference 25 Nov 20 Stewardship Presentation
Treasurers' Conference Other Matters 25 Nov 20
Year End Procedures
Mailings
Accounting Advisors
Utility Savings Update
Archaeology Policy
Architect , Surveyor Employing One
Bats in Churches National England Guide
Bells in Your Care May 2017
Brasses Care of
Burials headstone various types
Burials re-use of grave spaces
Carpets in churches
Church Maintenance Calendar
Churchwardens' Advice note
Churchyard regulations (1981)
Churchyard Chancellor's memo (2007)
Churchyards: English Churchyard Selection
Churchyards - extension of churchyard procedure
Clocks, Auto winding (CCC) policy
Closure of Churchyards - Home Office Guidelines
Closure of Churchyards- Diocesan Guidelines
Conservation reports for monuments (CCC) guidelines
CR1 headstone request form
Churchyard preferred rules of Gardens of Remembrance
DAC 2021 dates and deadlines for parishes
Easy access to historic buildings English Heritage
Electrical - Risk Assessment & Electrical Safety
Faculties - How to Apply (2019)
Faculties - Preparation of Documents
Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 as amended by the Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019
Faculty rules:Schedule 1 List A and List B
Fire Risk Assessment Audit check list
Flags - CBC guidance 2017
Floors advice
Font and baptism policy
Form for sale of Church Plate
Grant Making Trusts 2014
Headstone Request form CR1
Interior redecoration: mortars, plaster and wall coatings
Lightning Protection Historic England
Lightning Protection Guidance updated 2014
Lightning protection – Guidance for architects and surveyors 2017
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (VAT) June 2014
Maintenance caring for God's acre
Maintenance old burial grounds
Making changes to a listed church
Notice boards
Oil storage regulations 2002
Organs pipe and digital
Seating in churches CBC guidance 2017
Statement of Significance and Needs guidance 2014
Statements of significance and need forms 2014 - short
Statement of Significance and Needs guidance Major projects 2014
Statements of significance and need forms 2014 - Major projects
Telecoms Equipment – Historic England guidance 2017
Trees CBC Guidance 2016
Trees CBC Summary guidance 2016
Treasures CBC guidance on security
Treasures CBC guidance 2016
Turret Clock Keepers handbook
War Memorials – Structural work – Historic England guidance 2017
War Memorials – cleaning – Historic England guidance 2017
Window Guards
Windows guards
Windows photo record advice
Emergency Telephone Numbers
Guidance notes and forms
Letter regarding Hiring Agreements
Church Hall Agreement 1
Church Hall Agreement 2
Church Hall Agreement 3
Chancel Repair Liability
Chancel Repair Liability Guidance Pack
Chancel Repair Liability May 2012 update
Guidelines of leasing/selling church property
Circulars
Circular 1 - Follow-up talk on Chancel Repair Liability (CRL) 15 June 2007
Circular 2 - PCC Remuneration
Circular 3 - Conflict of interest
Circular 4 - Rights of Way
Circular 5 - Smoking regulations
Circular 6 - Legal Liability for paying Council Tax
Circular 7 - Theft of Lead
Circular 8 - Churchwardens of Pre-Reformation churches
Circular 9 - Memo on Chancel Repair Liability
Circular 10 - Water Rates
Circular 11 - Use of Church Halls as Village Halls
Elections
Application for Postal Vote
Churchwardens Six Year Limit Resolution
SG7 - Results of Elections
The necessary forms for APCMs can be found here - http://www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/apcms/ Parishes should always use this site as their reference point for these forms, as it will be updated if requirements change at any point.
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