Managing Allegations and Reputational Risk

Coming in 2021!

A brand new training session to support church leaders and trustees to manage an allegation.

In the session we will also cover handle complaints.

Duration : 3 hours

Target Audience: Trustees and church leaders/officers HR and Senior Managers

Course Aim: Managing an allegation can be a really difficult and stressful situation for all concerned. This session is to help you understand the whole process from receiving the initial allegation, recording and reporting and through to its conclusion.

Handling a complaint can be equally as difficult, this is where we need to ensure that our policies and governing documents for church order are fit for purpose.

We will take you through - sub threshold allegations where an allegation doesn't meet statutory reporting and also statutory reporting

How to manage an allegation.

dealing with the shock and the emotion
managing others
HR processes
Other processes

• How to report.

Statutory threshold for reporting

• Who to report to.

• The role of the LADO

How the church works with the Local Authority and the Police

• Supporting the staff member or volunteer .

Pastoral responsibilities supporting families

• Managing the reputational risk

Delivered within a Biblical and legal framework

Having worked in a local authority, managed and investigated allegations against staff in schools and volunteers through his LADO role, as well as leading on investigations or allegations that are below statutory threshold for churches, Paul shares the learning on how church and charities should act and manage allegations against a person working with children & young people and vulnerable adults at risk of abuse, how you manage the risks as well as the potential risk to church reputation through having robust systems and processes in place.

Book here

Cost £75.00