51 Response Accepted

Review Catholic safeguarding policies manual

Recommendation

The Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service should review its policies and procedures manual and the documents within it to ensure that they are consistent, easier to follow and more accessible.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
- The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency website was launched in November 2021, containing the National Safeguarding Standards, the National Safeguarding Policy, and practice guidance documents (Government Response to IICSA Recommendations, HM Government, May 2023). - No further published evidence has been identified since May 2023.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-3-flash-preview on 24 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Section Reference
E
Response
Accepted
Accepted UK Government
22 May 2023

In November 2021, the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency website was launched. It contains the National Safeguarding Standards, the National Safeguarding Policy, and practice guidance documents.

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Source
Inquiry IICSA
Report The Roman Catholic Church Investigation Report 10 Nov 2020
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Responsible Bodies
Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service Primary
Themes & Tags
Staff policy awareness Roman Catholic Church Policies Procedures
Recommendation age 5.4 yrs
Last formal update 1037 days ago