It's Not Just Policy, It's Personal: 1-14 June 2026

'It's Not Just Policy, It's Personal' is a campaign to raise awareness of how to recognise and report safeguarding concerns. The campaign runs from 1 - 14 June 2026. The resources are designed to build confidence in responding and taking appropriate action.

These are designed to be flexible and can be used in a way that suits your setting, whether digitally, in print, or as part of local conversations. A guide to using the resources is included to help you decide how best to use them in your context.

Background from the National Safeguarding Team

Two key recommendations from the Makin Report, published in 2024, focused on how the Church can have confidence that abuse, both current and non-recent, is being reported. We have given careful consideration to how this could best be achieved, and we are running a two-week pilot campaign to raise awareness of how to report safeguarding concerns.

Safeguarding guidance and codes of conduct are statutory and must always be followed, but this campaign reminds us that these are not simply processes to be followed. At the centre of every safeguarding concern is a person who has taken the difficult step of disclosing harm or risk. Creating a safe space for people to report, and how we respond to them, matters.

The materials are based upon the Reporting Safeguarding Concerns & Allegations Code of Practice which can be found here.

Resources here: It's Not Just Policy, It's Personal | The Church of England