On Tuesday 3rd October we held our annual clergy safeguarding conference at the conference centre at Buckfast Abbey. More than 80 clergy attended along with several Parish Safeguarding Representatives. The training was led by MoMENtum, who are an organisation that...
Spirit Unbounded along with Root & Branch are holding a hybrid live and online week-long event alongside the Bishops’ Synod on Synodality, between the 8th and 14th October. The event is entitled ‘Human rights in the Catholic church’. Spirit...
The Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) has been commissioned by the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) to conduct a thorough review of the existing national safeguarding policies, practice guidance and supporting documentation currently available...
The 30th July is the annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The aim of the day is to raise awareness of trafficking and to call upon governments, law enforcement, public services and society to improve their efforts to prevent trafficking by identifying and...
The diocese would very much appreciate hearing from people who have a lived experience of abuse, so that we can involve them in the work we are doing to support survivors. We would welcome the opportunity to hear survivors’ feedback and ideas so that we can improve...
