Safe Ministry Priorities

Movers Mills, A

The General Synod requests the Safe Ministry Commission:

a) to measure and review the Church’s progress towards being a child safe institution in light of the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, and report to the Standing Committee
b) to continue to report to the Standing Committee on the Church’s progress towards responding to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and make recommendations to the Standing Committee as to any further actions to be taken
c) in consultation with diocesan safe ministry authorities to develop a clear, accessible and child-focused complaint handling policy which addresses the guidelines provided in the National Office for Child Safety Complaint Handling Guide, and make recommendations to the Standing Committee
d) to report to the 19th General Synod as to the progress of the Church in the development and implementation of safe ministry policies and structures
e) to review Faithfulness in Service
i. in consultation with the Family & Domestic Violence Working Group to examine whether amendments should be made to respond to family and domestic violence; and
ii. to examine whether amendments should be made to safeguard adults at risk
iii. in the light of the statutory regulatory frameworks relating to child safe standards
and report to the Standing Committee with any proposed amendments.

Ms Audrey Mills moving; Ms Dianne Shay6 seconding

Resolution year: 2022
Resolution number: 47/18