Safeguarding children

Safeguarding children is a priority on every Venture, and we follow up to date statutory guidance together with guidelines provided by the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS).

Safeguarding children is of the utmost importance to Ventures. Our safeguarding policy and related procedures have been prepared in accordance with up to date statutory guidance and guidelines provided by the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service, CCPAS. This requires all our volunteers to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure, the highest category of check, from the Criminal Records Bureau. We also take up two written references on every new volunteer, and for every volunteer returning to the same team we ask their church leader to confirm their ongoing suitability for their leadership role.

You can download a copy of our safeguarding policy statement (pdf).

Should you have any concerns, we would ask you to contact either the main leader of your Venture, or the Ventures office.