Ongoing support for congregations through PSD transition

The LCANZ has been restructuring the way it delivers Safe Church training, responds to Professional Standards inquiries and handles complaints.

‘We have made these changes in response to feedback from across the church and after an extensive review of how we can best provide support for our congregations,’ said Tim Ross, the LCANZ’s Professional Standards Manager.

Previously, training, inquiries and complaints were handled by Professional Standards Officers (PSOs) in each district. Now, all these services will be administered by the Professional Standards team at the Churchwide Office.

While the new structure is still being fine-tuned, including introducing an 1800 phone number, the Professional Standards team is available to assist and respond to questions about:

• Safe Church training
• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
• Child safety
• Safety Management Online (SMO)
• Working with Children type checks
• Complaints
• Anything else related to keeping our people safe.

The team members you can reach out to for support are: