Parish of Drumlease 

(Dromahaire - KHlagrue - Newtownmanor) 

Child Protection Code of Conduct 

The Parish of Drumlease is committed to 


1. Young people and adults working on behalf of the church will be treated and will 
treat each other with courtesy, respect and dignity at all times. 
2. Young people will not be permitted to consume alcohol, smoke or take non-prescriptive 
drugs while participating in activities, in keeping with civil law both in the Republic of 
Ireland and in Northern Ireland. 
3. Appropriate supervision ratios* of adults working on behalf of the church to young 
people while maintaining the practice of ensuring that no young person is left alone with 
an adult working on behalf of the church. Children will not travel alone in cars etc. with 
an adult working on behalf of the church. This will apply to diocesan and parish based 
activities or away trips eg. retreats, pilgrimages. 
£ I 4. Care will be taken to ensure that when working with mixed gender groups, adults
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I 5. That adults working on behalf of the church will not consume alcohol, smoke
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6. Bad language or offensive comments will not be permitted by young people or 
adults working on behalf of the church. 
7. Young people or adults working on behalf of the church will not engage in rough play 
with other young people or infringe on personal boundaries whereby physical 
integrity is compromised. 
8. Adults working on behalf of the church will not undertake any task of a personal 
nature with / for young people except in cases of medical necessity when the welfare 
of the young person depends on it. 

9. Adults working on behalf of the church will always engage with young people in
an open and transparent manner and care will be taken not to show favouritism.
10. There will be clearly designated adults working on behalf of the church within 
each group with whom young people can speak about their experience and raise 
concerns if necessary. 
11. The diocese will have a designated person assigned to whose immediate attention 
all concerns and /or complaints can be brought. 
12.The designated person will respond promptly to all concerns and liaise with 
the appropriate civil and church authorities. 

13.A disciplinary code of conduct and appropriate sanctions should be agreed in
consultation with adults working on behalf of the church and with young people.
14. Inappropriate use of videos, dvds, cameras, land line phones, mobile phones and picture 
mobile phones will not be allowed by adults working on behalf of the church and young 
people while participating in church activities. All mobile phones will be kept on silent 
or turned off during church activities. 
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15. Adults working on behalf of the church and young people must refrain from 
inappropriate use or damage to property and must at all times endeavour to 
treat property with respect. 
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16. Clear procedures will be followed when taking young people away on day trips, 
residential trips and pilgrimages. 
17. Adults working on behalf of the church and young people must adhere to 
the computer policy. 
18. Reviewing this code of conduct periodically. 
* See Child Protection Procedures. 
Parish of Drumlease, May 2008