Safer Recruitment


The Exeter Coast & Country Circuit follows the Safeguarding principles for Safer Recruiting as recommended by The Methodist Church.

Click the following link to find the latest Safer Recruitment Guidance

The Methodist Church has produced a Safer Recruiting checklist which should be followed when recruiting volunteers.

In December 2023 the Methodist Church changed the Volunteer Application Forms into one combined form available here.

In the Exeter Coast & Country Circuit we appreciate that many of our volunteers have multiple roles in the church or circuit, we have also produced a form for these additional roles here.

For Safeguarding training information, please see the Safeguarding Training tab.

Welcome to the Exeter Coast and Country Circuit Safeguarding Pages

Safeguarding our children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, is an essential element of what it means to be church. All our chu...