Safeguarding | Middlesbrough Diocese

Diocese welcomes Safeguarding audit report

by Michael McG | Dec 13, 2023 | Diocese, Safeguarding

Diocese of MiddlesbroughCatholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA)Safeguarding Baseline Audit September 2023 Bishop Terry and his trustees were pleased to welcome auditors from the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) to undertake a Baseline Audit and...

Safe Spaces service update

by Michael McG | Jan 9, 2023 | Diocese, Safeguarding

Safe Spaces, the free national support service for victims and survivors of Church-related abuse, will increase operational hours under a newly appointed independent provider, First Light, which has taken over the service. Safe Spaces offers a confidential,...

Catholic Church responds to IICSA report publication

by Michael McG | Oct 21, 2022 | Diocese, Safeguarding, Catholic Bishop's Conference

The Catholic Council has welcomed the publication of the panel of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse’s final report after seven years of work. It issued the following statement…The Church thanks the inquiry for its work and will carefully...

Safe Spaces

by Michael McG | Dec 2, 2021 | Diocese, Safeguarding

Victim Support launched Safe Spaces as a joint Anglican and Catholic Church project to provide a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse. Although the churches fund the service, it is run independently by the Victim Support, one of the leading...