Recording a Safeguarding Concern
RECORDING PROFORMADO· Keep calm and listen carefully to what the person is saying · Take what the person is saying seriously and tell them that you believe them · Reassure the person that they were right to tell and that the abuse was not their fault · Be honest and let the person know what will happen next and that you will need to refer to your parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator to help stop the abuse · Write down immediately, or as soon as possible, what the person has said. Have your signature witnessed and dated
DON’T· Show shock or disbelief · Make promises you cannot keep, such as promising that you will not tell anyone · Push the person into giving details of the abuse; your role is to listen to what the person wants to tell you, not investigate · Ask direct or leading questions – this could be harmful to the investigation · Jump to conclusions or put words in the person’s mouth · Discuss what the person has told you with others who are not directly involved with helping the person · Alert the perpetrator
Hand this report directly to the Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator (or incumbent/Priest-in-Charge, where appropriate). This report must be kept securely with your parish safeguarding records in perpetuity.
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