CircularOctober 11 2019 Download CircularOctober 31 2019 Download Circular – New Safe Ministry Screening Requirements Note: Updated Circular issued on October 31st 2019 UPDATEAt it’s November 2019 meeting Standing Committee ratified the request from Synod to delay the implementation of the Safe Ministry Checks until May 1st 2020, and to review the SMC document.Therefore, the […]
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New reporting requirements for child sexual abuse In response to recommendations arising from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the NSW Government introduced amendments to the Crimes Act 1900 NSW which were passed in June 2018. The reforms were designed to strengthen existing child sexual abuse laws and also included two
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Every three years the Archbishop of Sydney calls on all licensed Clergy and Lay Ministers to gather for a one day conference focussed on encouraging and equipping them in their ministries. Up till now these conferences have been called ‘Faithfulness In Service’, but from 2020 they will now be called ‘Faithfulness In Ministry’. The 2020
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Building a Safe & Strong Marriage is a course created to help couples in nurturing and building their marriage, across five easy sessions. The course gives couples a chance to stop and focus on their marriage and how to make it better. We understand that finding counsel and guidance with marriage can be difficult. Our
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On September 2nd 2016, the Royal Commission into institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released a consultation paper on ‘Records and Recordkeeping practices‘.From the website:“High quality records and recordkeeping practices can be critical in the context of child sexual abuse. Difficulties with access to institutional records has been a recurring theme for survivors of child
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Released September 7th 2016 Research reveals new insights into children’s views of safety A survey of over 1,000 children and young people reveals that over 40 percent would feel uncomfortable talking to an adult at school if they were in a situation where an adult or other young person made them feel uncomfortable. Children and
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Released by the Royal Commission into Instituional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse – September 8th 2016 Submissions published on best practice when responding to complaints of institutional child sexual abuseThe Royal Commission has published 35 submissions received from a range of organisations and individuals in response to its consultation paper: Best practice principles in responding
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This research paper was released in September 2016 by the Royal Commission into Institutional Response to Child Sexual Abuse giving a snapshot of perpetrators of child sexual abuse: Royal Commission releases research on perpetrators of child sexual abuse A new research report conducted for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has
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The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released another valuable report, this time into the risk and protective factors in relation to victims, perpetrators and institutions: The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released a literature review examining international evidence of risk and protective factors for
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The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse released a report in December 2016, this time identifying aspects of organisational culture that may encourage child sexual abuse: The Royal Commission has released a new research report investigating the role of organisational culture in institutional child sexual abuse. The research also identifies factors that
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