Safeguarding Guidelines for online meetings

Zoom

1. Leaders to set up zoom meeting.
2. Meeting link, Id, Date and time to only be shared in an email or closed groups
3. For children and youth, parents to be the point of contact
4. If zooming with under 18s, two leaders with DBS need to be present.
5. Any screenshots of the zoom call to be taken only with participants expressed permission. For under 18s this needs to be their parents permission.
6. Zoom chat with under 18s have to be addressed to everyone and monitored by the leaders.
7. When there is a disclosure of safeguarding risk follow existing parish safeguarding guidelines.

Facebook use

1. Facebook pages are a public platform.
2. Page admins to monitor content and to delete anything deemed unhelpful.
3. Church members to not engage in debate with unfriendly posts.
4. Adults to not accept any friend requests from those under 18.
5. Any messages conveyed over chat boxes to those under 18 need to be in a group with adults that have DBS.
6. Photos shared over Facebook for under 18 must have permission from parents.