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Safer Recruitment and DBS Forms

This section contains the forms and guidance information needed to complete the safer recruitment process in accordance with the Archdiocese' Safer Recruitment Policy.

 

(DBS 1) Volunteer Registration Form

(DBS 2) Volunteer Reference Request Form

Covering Letter For Parishes To Request A Reference

 

DBS Application - CSSA Supplementary Forms

(DBS17) Applicant Consent For Processing Form - Updated Sept 2021

(DBS 4) Safeguarding Self Declaration Form - Updated Sept 2021

(DBS 3A) Confirmation Of Identity Form - Updated Sept 2021

 

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The Archdiocese of Southwark is blessed with many commissions carrying out a variety of work, from Education to Ecumenism and Safeguarding to Spirituality. They all play an active role in the life of our Catholic community.

Agency for Evangelisation and Catechesis

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Caritas Southwark

Caritas Southwark was launched on Saturday 18th March 2023 at an Inaugural Mass at St George's Cathedral, Southwark. Archbishop John Wilson has invited Canon Victor Darlington, Episcopal Vicar for the South-East and Director of the Racial Justice and Cultural Inclusion Commission, to lead Caritas Southwark. The launch comes following a year of research and enquiry among parishioners, clergy and existing charities
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Christian Unity Commission

The Christian Unity Commission for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark has been in existence for over forty years. Our main task is to encourage Catholics within the Archdiocese to work and pray for Christian unity.
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Education Commission

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Commission for Promoting Racial and Cultural Inclusion

Listening to the voice of God and the voice of the Church we build equal love for all
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Higher Education Chaplaincy

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Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation

Do you share our vision of a world in which people live in peace and harmony with one another and with nature, where our common humanity is respected and all can contribute freely to the common good?
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Liturgy Commission

The diocesan Liturgy Commission has a responsibility to the Archbishop for the promotion of the liturgy and other acts of public worship. Its work encompasses the buildings in which we worship, the music with which we praise God and training for those involved in the liturgy in different ways.
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Marriage and Family Life

The Southwark Marriage and Family Life (MFL) team is responsible for initiating, fostering and supporting activities in the diocese that will enable married couples more fully to live out their sacrament of matrimony by enriching their relationships.
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Pilgrimage

Although it has not been possible to undertake any pilgrimages until very recently, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is ordinarily a regular part of Catholic life. The Christian life is a journey towards God, and in this simple act of outward physical travel, whether on foot or by aeroplane, we inwardly seek to draw closer to Christ by putting time aside to consider our relationship with the Lord, and ask where he is leading us.
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Safeguarding

Welcome to Safeguarding within the Archdiocese of Southwark.
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Southwark Spirituality Commission

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Southwark Catholic Youth Service

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Southwark Deaf Service

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