Safeguarding

It is the policy of the Methodist Church that:

• no one who has been convicted of or has received a formal police caution concerning an offence against children as listed in the First Schedule of the Children and Young Person's Act 1933 shall work with children or young people in the life of the Church
• no one who has been convicted of or has received a formal police caution concerning sexual offences against children and young people shall be appointed to certain offices in the life of the Church

Our Church Council has adopted the following policy statement:

As the people of the Methodist Church we are concerned with the wholeness of each individual within God’s purpose for everyone. We seek to safeguard all members of the church community, of all ages. It is the responsibility of each one of us to prevent the physical, sexual or emotional abuse of children and young people.

Links to safeguarding information:

MSWord files -

• Wrexham Methodist Church Policy on Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Annual Audit Check for Churches
• Example Safeguarding Policy (for churches with activities for children/young people)
• Safeguarding in Small Churches – Supplementary Policy Statement (for churches which do not regularly have children on the premises)
• Annual Audit Check for Circuit
• Methodist Guidance on Church Photography, the Internet and Publicity
• Wrexham Circuit Safeguarding Policy

PDF files -

• Safeguarding New Form A
• Guidance notes for Camping and Residential Trips, Residential Settings and Youth Meetings at home
• Sharing Safeguarding Information in the Methodist Church
• Incident Referral Form

Web links -

• Methodist Church Safeguarding information
• Independent Safeguarding Authority
• Criminal Records Bureau
• The Churches' Agency for Safeguarding