Thursday, 08 July 2021 22:18

MSC Safeguarding and Professional Standards Policy

MSC Safeguarding and Professional Standards Policy

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Peter Hendriks MSC, Deputy Provincial writes:

 

The Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited (ACSL) which absorbed the Catholic Professional Standards Limited (CPSL) was formed as a result of the Royal Commission to, amongst other duties, develop National Catholic Safeguarding Standards.

A publicly visible Commitment Statement is one of several criteria that is important in developing and promoting a culture of safety.

The MSC Commitment Statement was and all future MSC Safeguarding Policies and Procedures will be developed by the following process.

  • A draft document is prepared by Meta Jackman (Director of Professional Standards and Safeguarding), Chris McPhee msc (Provincial) and Peter Hendriks msc (Deputy Provincial). This document is developed from a number of sources, including CRA templates, the ACSL Safeguarding Standards and documents from other institutions.

 

  • It is sent to the Working Group for its first review. The working group consists of:
    • Kimi Vunivesilevu msc – Parish ministry
    • Rita Daniels – Schools’ ministry
    • Alison McKenzie – Lay MSC and adult formation ministry.
    • Mark Hanns msc – Formation ministry
    • Priyo Susanto msc – Overseas ministry
    • Stephen Hackett msc –

 

  • The document then goes to the MSC Professional Standards Advisory Board (PASB)
    • Ros Everett – Lawyer in private practice, and former President of the NSW Law Society
    • Kathleen McCormack AM – Former CEO of CatholicCare Diocese of Wollongong, former member of the Pontifical Commission for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults.
    • Narelle McMahon – Senior Project Officer (Catholic Professional Standards Ltd); Protection and Prevention Officer (National Committee for Professional Standards); Child Protection Officer (Sydney Catholic Education); and teacher.

 

  • The final stage is for it to be reviewed and endorsed by the Provincial Council:
    • Chris McPhee msc
    • Kimi Vunivesilevu msc
    • Mark Hanns msc
    • Peter Carroll msc
    • Alo Lamere msc
    • Peter Hendriks msc

All documents will be reviewed regularly and adjusted as the Standards themselves change from time to time.

 

The next two documents to be released will be the MSC Code of Conduct and the MSC Safeguarding Policy.

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