Essential Documents Each Parish Should Have At All Times

Compliance Verification

• Parish Checklist for Compliance
• Pastor's Safe Environment Verification Letter

National Norms

1. Promise to Protect, Pledge to Heal: The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (Revised 2005) by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Safe Environment Policies and Procedures

2. Safe Environment Policy
3. Safe Environment Coordinator Job Description
4. Safe Environment Coordinator Information Sheet

Misconduct Policies and Procedures

5. Clergy Sexual Misconduct Policy (ENGLISH) | (SPANISH)
6. Guide to the Clergy Sexual Misconduct Policy (ENGLISH) | (SPANISH)
7. Policy for Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Church Personnel Other Than Clerics
8. Code of Pastoral Conduct (ENGLISH) | (SPANISH)

Child Protective Services Law

9. Reporting of Child Abuse and the Child Protective Services Law
10. Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) Posters

Database Compliance

11. Letter to Centralized Database Applicants
12. Instruction Card for Centralized Database Applicants
13. Hard Copy of the Diocese of Pittsburgh Application for Employees and Volunteers

Clearance Forms

14. Pennsylvania State Police Clearance Form
15. Pennsylvania DPW Child Abuse History Clearance Form