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This statement was
agreed at the church meeting held on Thursday 25th September
2003.
It wilt be read
annually at the church meeting held in the month of March where progress in
carrying it out will be monitored.
As members of this
church, we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of
all, especially children and young people.
It is the
responsibility of each one of us to prevent the physical, sexual and
emotional abuse of children and young people, and to report any abuse
discovered or suspected.
We recognise that our
work with children and young people is the responsibility of the whole
church.
We undertake to
exercise proper care in the selection and appointment of those working with
children and young people, whether paid or volunteer.
The church is
committed to supporting, resourcing and training those who work with
children and young people, and to providing supervision.
The church is
committed to following the Home Office Code of Practice Safe from Harm and
adopts the guidelines and procedures published by the Baptist Union of Great
Britain in its publication Safe to Grow (revised edition).
Each worker with
children and young people must know the recommendations, and undertake to
observe them. Each shall be given a copy of the church’s agreed procedures
and Good Practice guidelines.
As part of our
commitment to children and young people, the church has appointed a Church
Member to be their Advocate.
Underpinning
Data Protection principles
There are eight principles:
1. Personal data must be processed fairly and
lawfully.
2. Personal data shall only be obtained for
one or more specified and la purposes and not processed in any manner
incompatible with that purpose or purposes.
3. Personal data shall be adequate, relevant
and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes to which they are
processed.
4. Personal data shall be accurate and where
necessary kept up to date.
5. Personal data processed for any purpose or
purposes shall not kept for longer than is necessary for that purpose or
those purposes.
6. Personal data shall be processed in
accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act.
7. Appropriate technical and organisational
measures must be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of
personal data and against accidental loss or destruction or damage to
personal data.
8. Personal data shall not be transferred to
a country or territory outside the European Economic Area unless that
country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection.
Saltash Policy
Statement in relation to the eight principles
1. The diaconate of
Saltash Baptist Church is the Data Controller for the purposes of the Act
and personal data may be processed for general church purposes.
2. The Data
Controller will ensure that permission from the data subject (i.e. each
individual) is obtained, or the processing is necessary for the legitimate
interests of the data controller. No processing is permitted which is
unwarranted in any particular case by reason of prejudice to the rights or
freedoms or legitimate interests of a subject.
3. The diaconate will
ensure any data held is adequate, relevant and not excessive and relates to
the purpose for which it was collected.
4. The diaconate will
ensure Personal data is accurate and up to date. Reviews of the data will be
carried out on a 12 month cycle.
5. Personal data will
not be kept for longer than is required.
6. The diaconate will
ensure all Personal Data is processed in line with the Act
7. The diaconate will
ensure that the data is stored in either paper or electronic form with
appropriate security to minimise accidental loss, damage or destruction,
subject to the provisions of(5) above.
8. The diaconate will
ensure that Personal Data will not be provided to any third party outside of
the Church.
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