Our magazine has a print run of 17,000 copies. It is the main way CCPAS connects with its supporters and members. It is designed to enable readers to grasp, quickly and succinctly, the key safeguarding agendas and factors in an attractive, easy to read format. Our readers tell us that Caring is topical, relevant and informs them how they may safeguard as effectively as possible.

To view last four editions, click an image below:

Winter 2010 Spring 2011 Summer 2011 Winter 2011

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Help! Leaflets

These are a series of 20 introductory guides to many key safeguarding issues, ranging from tackling historic child abuse, to what to do if a sex offender joins your church, to domestic violence and staying safe on line. They sensitively tackle many of the real dilemmas ordinary people may face.

Click here to view entire list, PDF downloads and link to shop.

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Archive of Articles

Over the past twenty years or so we have created an archive of articles, most of which were originally published in Caring, which highlight key safeguarding concerns – and how best to deal with them. All articles are free to download.

Click here to view our archived articles

Click here to go to our Media Centre

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Workers Pocket Guide

Our popular Workers Pocket Guide is designed to be carried in a wallet, purse or pocket and is an on-the-spot reference for any youth/children's worker.

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Quick Reference Guides

This card points to all CCPAS’s other resources. It provides an abbreviated version of the full information provided in the Help! leaflets and elsewhere.

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Internet Safety

This very practical course and qualification in internet safety is fully accredited by the SQA. Taken entirely online, it is designed to enable safe, legal use of the internet and leads to the ‘Internet Safety’ qualification.

Click here for more information.

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Safe and Secure - Key Facts

The Safe and Secure Key Facts booklet summarises CCPAS’s Ten Safeguarding Standards. It introduces good safeguarding practice and procedures and covers major topics such as the nature of abuse, its signs and symptoms and how to respond to concerns or allegations.

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Safeguarding Children in the Church - 2009 Summary

The booklet is a summary of the 2009 Brierley Report. This was keynote research into child safeguarding policies and working practice within churches in England. Commissioned by CCPAS in 2009, it paid particular attention to larger congregations where the number of children attending activities tended to be greater.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

We have compiled a selection of our most commonly asked questions covering areas such as good practice, government guidlines, membership and much more.

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Submissions/Conference Papers

CCPAS regularly makes submissions and/or gives evidence, both verbally and in writing, to various government consultations and judicial enquiries into many aspects of safeguarding. These have ranged from the Victoria Climbie Inquiry to statutory guidance on safeguarding in all four nations of the UK.

We also give papers at various conferences.

We consider these submissions and papers to be an integral part of our safeguarding purpose, so all these documents may be downloaded for free

Click here to view and download submissions

Click here to download submission to Victoria Climbia Enquiry

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Spirit Possession

Child abuse linked with a belief in spirit possession refers to the abuse of children and young people who are believed to be taken over, or possessed by, an evil spirit.

For more information on Spirit Possession, click here. 

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