Your dashboard has been upgraded in three important ways:
- New dashboard lights have been added to your dashboard.
- You can now see the progress your parish is making towards the National Safeguarding Standards.
- Your progress score towards the Mandatory Requirements will be revised.
Further information about each of these changes can be found below.
Why has the dashboard been upgraded?
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New dashboard lights
When the Safeguarding Dashboard was first launched in 2018, it was based on the requirements found in the Parish Safeguarding Handbook.
As part of the 2024 Upgrade, new lights are being added to bring the dashboard up to date with the latest safeguarding requirements. Some of these lights are mandatory requirements, and others are good practice.
Safeguarding standards
In October 2023, the Church of England published the National Safeguarding Standards and Quality Assurance Framework, which asks all parishes to assess their safeguarding work against five standards:
Standard 1 - Culture, Leadership and Capacity
Standard 2 - Prevention
Standard 3 - Recognising, Assessing and Managing Risk
Standard 4 - Victims and Survivors
Standard 5 - Learning, Supervision and Support
The upgraded dashboard clearly shows the progress that has been made towards each of the five standards.
Furthermore, we will soon be providing a single-page report that will help you to share this information with your PCC.