An All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is conducting an inquiry into the safeguarding of children in faith-based environments after several loopholes were identified regarding “regulated activity” in some volunteer-led worship activities.
The APPG on Safeguarding in Faith Communities aims to improve protections for children in churches, mosques, and other religious settings by determining how well current safeguarding rules are understood and applied.
The focus of the inquiry is “regulated activity,” or work with children that poses enough risk that certain procedures like DBS checks should be enacted.
