Safe Haven is an essential document for all clergy, Readers, Licenced Lay Workers and Named Persons.  It replaces the guidelines in the previous green booklet, ‘The Protection of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults.’  Please read it carefully.  Whilst the guidelines for the protection of under 18s are essentially unchanged, those for the protection of vulnerable adults have undergone significant alteration.

Others who should have access to a copy include PCC Secretaries, youth and children’s leaders, pastoral visiting teams and similar post holders.  To aid implementation, much work has been done to make the necessary procedures as similar as possible to those already established for child protection.

As well as having been sent out by post, the guidelines can be freely downloaded below.

To request a printed copy, please contact Tricia Elson at the Youth & Children's Office on 01603 266316 or e-mail tricia.elson@horsteadcentre.org.uk