The Bishop’s Conference of Scotland has a mandatory Reporting Policy which requires all safeguarding allegations to be reported to Police Scotland, whether the accused is alive or deceased. Allegations should in the first instance be reported to the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (contact details below). If the DSA is not available, please ask to speak to a member of Safeguarding Team.
If someone discloses an allegation to any Church personnel, they will follow the process below.