August -November 2024 Training has been organised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or have completed Part 1 training over a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions: Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s, Paisley; Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead; Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley. Details at Diocese of Paisley | Safeguarding Training | Paisley, UK (rcdop.org.uk) and on our Parish web. Please inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator. To book, contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] / 0141 847 6138. Please note that the session arranged for Tuesday 12th November in the Diocesan Offices is now fully booked.
Training has been organised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or have completed Part 1 training over a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions: Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s, Paisley; Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. Details at Diocese of Paisley | Safeguarding Training | Paisley, UK (rcdop.org.uk) and on our Parish web. Please inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator. To book, contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] / 0141 847 6138.
Training has been organised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or have completed Part 1 training over a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions: Tuesday 22nd October at 7pm in St. Mary’s, Greenock; (Tuesday 12th November now fully booked); Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. Details at Diocese of Paisley | Safeguarding Training | Paisley, UK (rcdop.org.uk) and on our Parish web. Please inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator. To book, contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] / 0141 847 6138.
The training has been organised into one coursE only. If you are a new volunteer, or one who completed Part 1 training more than a year ago, you are invited to sign up for one of the following training sessions:
Saturday 24th August at 10.30am in St. Mirins Cathedral Hall, Paisley; Tuesday 27th August at 7pm in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead; Saturday 21st September at 10.30am in St. Mary’s, Greenock; Tuesday 22nd October at 7pm in St. Mary’s, Greenock;
Tuesday 12th November at 7pm in the Diocesan Centre, Cathedral Precincts, Paisley; Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. To sign up for a place on one of the above training sessions, you should first inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator that you wish to attend Safeguarding Training. Secondly to book a place contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] or call her on 0141 847 6138.
The Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) has reorganised safeguarding induction training into one course only, combining the previous Parts 1 & 2. If you are a new volunteer or one who completed the Part 1 training course more than a year ago, you are invited to sign up for a Safeguarding training session taking place on: Saturday 8th June at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. To sign up for a place on this training session, you should first inform your Parish Safeguarding Coordinator that you wish to attend Safeguarding Training. Secondly to book a place contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] or call her on 0141 847 6138.
Information regarding this years Safeguarding Self-Evaluation Exercise has been circulated to the RCDOP email addresses of all PSC’s and Parishes. PSC’s are requested to access this information as soon as possible. If there are any issues then please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Office on 0141 847 6138.
Thursday 18th January at 6.30pm and Saturday 20th January at 10.30am in the Diocesan Offices. If you are available to attend ONE of these dates, please contact Sarah Jane on 0141 847 6138 or [email protected] and note which date you would like to attend. Thank you.
The Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency has reorganised safeguarding induction training into one course only, combining the previous Parts 1 & 2. If you are a new volunteer or one who completed the Part 1 training course more than a year ago, you are invited to sign up for a Safeguarding training session taking place on: Tuesday 16th January at 7pm in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley; Saturday 17th February at 10.30am in St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Greenock; Tuesday 5th March at 7pm in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead; Saturday 20th April at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley; Wednesday 1st May at 7pm in St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Greenock; Saturday 8th June at 10.30am in St. John’s Parish Hall, Barrhead. Please contact Sarah Jane Colhoun at [email protected] or telephone 0141 847 6138 to book a place.
Bishop Keenan's annual Safeguarding Announcement will be read out in October 2023. This year’s Safeguarding Announcement will be read out at all Masses on the weekend closest to the Feast of the Guardian Angels (Monday 2nd October).
NATIONAL SAFEGUARDING CONFERENCE This is an in-person event on Saturday18th November from 9.30am until 4pm, in University of Strathclyde, Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD. Registration costs £25 (includes refreshments, lunch and resources). The conference is open to all clergy, religious, PSCs and all who have safeguarding responsibilities in Catholic parishes, religious communities and lay organisations in Scotland. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3Z93und. Anyone who has mobility difficulties can inform the organisers during registration. Alternatively, you can contact the SCSSA Office Administrator Mary Stein by calling 0141 332 7177.
We are committed to improving the culture of Safeguarding in order to rebuild trust and confidence in the ways in which we ensure that children and vulnerable adults are kept safe.