2021-12-31-accounts

Parish of Plympton St Mary

A meeting was held to elect the churchwardens on Thursday 27 May 2021 by Zoom due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Mr P Smith and Miss C Journeaux were proposed and there being no other nominations, they were unanimously elected as churchwardens for the coming year. The Rector thanked them for their help over the previous year.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Thursday 27 May 2021 By Zoom

Present: Rev R Harris, Mrs M Nicholls Miss M Buttle, Mr R Ruse Mr M Lewis, Mrs L Lewis Miss D Tozer Mr P Smith, Mrs D Smith, Miss C Journeaux Mrs C Harris Mrs G Stook Rev J Greenfield Mr K Escott. Miss L Skinner

Apologies: Mrs J Escott, Mr C Banbury Mrs J Banbury Mr I Duckworth Mrs S Duckworth Mr S Snelling The meeting opened with prayers led by Rev J Greenfield.

The minutes of the previous APCM had been distributed read and signed.

Matters Arising

There were no matters arising.

Electoral Roll

There are 152 currently on the electoral roll. Eight fewer than last year.

Election of members onto the PCC.

Miss L Skinner Mr I Duckworth and Mr R Ruse were re-elected to stand for three years.

Treasurer's Report

See written report. Mr Bunney reported that the impact of the covid pandemic had cost the parish about £24,000 partly from loss of fundraising and hiring of the hall. Some money had been saved on utility bills.

Appointment of External Auditor

This decision was being deferred until the next PCC meeting.

Deanery Synod Report

See written report prepared by Mr P Smith. There were five meetings throughout the year.

Churchwardens’ Report

See written report prepared by Mr P Smith and Miss C Journeaux. Although access to the church had been denied for several months due to the pandemic, small amounts of essential maintenance has been done on the building.

Health and Safety Report

See report prepared by Mr I Duckworth. Risk assessments have been updated throughout the pandemic and safety measures put in place during the re-introduction of services.

Safeguarding

See report prepared by Mr S Snelling. Those requiring new DBS checks would be notified shortly.

Chairman's Report

Rev Harris reported that this had been a particularly hard year for everyone, due to Covid-19.

He gave thanks to many including the Incident Management Group (consisting of churchwardens, health and safety officers, treasurers and secretaries of both St Maurice and St Mary's church, and the team administrator) who had met regularly throughout the year. Thanks were given to the churchwardens and Mr P Smith who had worked on establishing a food bank in Plympton. In recognition of his work, Mr Smith will be made a Companion of St Boniface on 19 June 2021. In preparation of services recommencing, church stewards and cleaners were needed to ensure safety of all, he thanked those who had come forward, and also those who had been involved with setting up the Zoom facility for on line services. It was noted that the on line carol service in 2020 had had over 5,000 views.

He noted that some of the weddings and funerals that had been held in church had been streamed and money had become available to obtain equipment to continue this. It is important that skills learnt throughout the pandemic are not lost.

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Special thanks were given to Mrs S Duckworth, the team administrator, who had worked tirelessly keeping up to date with government regulations.

Finally he thanked members of the PCC and congregation who had supported him throughout this time.

The meeting ended with prayers at 8.20pm

PLYMPTON ST. MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Synodical Government Measure 1969. The PCC is registered with the Charity Commission, registered number 1128769. This report has been drawn up in the frameworks of the Charities Act 1993, Charity SORP 2005 and Church Accounting Regulations 2006.

The address for correspondence is The Team Office, Market Road, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1QW The Council’s bankers are NatWest 14 Old Town Street, Plymouth PL1 1DG and Lloyds 13 Fore St, Ivybridge PL21 9AD. The Independent Examiner is Best Accounting.

The PCC has delegated the day-to-day management of the parish to the Team Rector, the Revd Prebendary Robert Harris

This report covers the year to December 2021.

OBJECTIVES

St. Mary’s PCC has the legal responsibility of co-operating “with the incumbent in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.” It serves the whole parish of Plympton St. Mary and, together with our sister parish of Plympton St. Maurice forms the Plympton Team Ministry serving all those who live in Plympton. It is also responsible for maintaining various buildings in the parish including St. Mary’s church and St. Mary’s Hall.

When planning our activities for the year the PCC have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

The appointment of PCC members is governed by the Church Representation Rules. After ex-officio posts (clergy, readers, churchwardens and *deanery synod representatives) have been filled, one third of the ordinary members retire each year, but can be re-elected. Elected members normally serve three-year terms.

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	Name	Position	Date appointed	Date membership ceased/ceases
	Ex Officio
	Revd PrebendaryRobert Harris	Team Rector	March 2016
	Revd Richard Wakerell	Associate Priest	October 2018
	Robert Harrison	Reader
	Churchwardens
	Claire-Louise Journeaux		May2021	May2022
	PhilipSmith**		May2021	May2022
	Members
	Jane Banbury		April 2019	April 2022
	Mavis Buttle		October 2020	May2023
	Chris Bunney		April 2019	April 2022
	Lyudmila Collier		October 2020	May2023
	Ian Duckworth		May2021	May2024
	Keith Escott*		October 2020	May2023
	Christine Harris*		October 2020	May2023
	Mike Lewis		April 2019	April 2022
	MaryNicholls		April 2019	April 2022
	Rodger Ruse		May2021	May2024
	LucySkinner		May2021	May2024
	Sam Snelling		October 2020	May2023
	Deborah Tozer		October 2020	May2023

*Denotes Deanery Synod representative

** Philip Smith was elected to serve as Deanery Synod representative to May 2023

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL REPORT TO THE APCM FOR 2021

The PCC consists of the clergy licensed to the Parish (ex officio), Readers licensed to the Parish, three members elected to the Deanery Synod and twelve members of the congregation including an Hon. Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. Members of the PCC have to be on the Electoral Roll and are voted on during the APCM for a period of three years at a time.

During 2021, much of the business of the PCC continued to be enacted online, including a meeting held via ZOOM in April 2021. The PCC met in person during October 2021. This was in compliance with the Church Representation Rules (2020) which removed the requirement to have at least four PCC meetings per annum. Responsibility for many of the functions of the PCC, in particular Safeguarding and Health & Safety, was delegated to the Incident Management Group.

The PCC has complied with its duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding & Clergy Discipline Measure 2016.

Revd Prebendary Robert Harris - Team Rector

CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT TO THE APCM FOR 2021

CHURCH FABRIC

Following the second “Covid-19” year, the church has opened its doors to normal use which meant a focus on improving the fabric as much as we can.

Unfortunately, there has been no return to previous levels of attendance and giving so the budget for Fabric remains only sufficient for essential works or to raise the profile and impact of the church.

We have been able to carry out some maintenance of church and churchyard by the use of the quite enthusiastic Community Payback Team from the Plymouth Probation Service.

The church building itself, as recognised in the Diocesan Quinquennial inspection of August 2021, needs an ongoing programme of both external maintenance (slates, gullies, downpipes, and some stone work), for which a maintenance contract with a specialist building company has been set up that will only address small urgent repairs but will offer quotes for more extensive works, and an internal programme of wall plaster and ceiling monitoring care and replacement where necessary. The budget for such on-going maintenance is extremely limited.

Some water ingress and consequent lath and plaster deterioration has been recorded during the year in the church (South transept on Parvis inner wall; Bell Tower/Main Aisle junction), and the Vestry. The church toilet flat roof may need to be re-sealed in dry weather to reduce damp in the WC.

Following a failed Covid-related Heritage Lottery Grant bid application in spring 2021 to provide equipment for streaming of services and use for exhibition/training events, a major audio-visual upgrade was discussed and it was decided by the PCC to go ahead using our own reserves. This professional-grade equipment has been installed at a cost of approximately £20 000. We were able to record and stream some services at the end of 2021.

The Winter daytime lighting in church remains poor when the church suffers from low-light conditions. This problem arises from on-going light failure, despite being LEDs, and solving this will require on-going minor electrical work unless a major scheme can be brought into play. As lighting has H&S implications, this may need consideration before Autumn 2022.

There were increased costs of internet access and licensing for broadcasting funerals, weddings and services to comply with Copyright Law.

Cleaning in church remains a challenge due to the unavailability of our loyal pre-Covid Team.

The Church Hall has required maintenance work due to poor weather and water ingress. The roof required valley and tile replacement and the internal décor required redecoration to encourage hirers to return. The Hall has now been decorated internally, and the lighting improved, but there will still need to be some Fire equipment, kitchen upgrading and exterior woodwork maintenance to ensure we can maximise use and income generation. The garden has been improved in appearance by Dennis following a major clearance effort during lockdown. The main hall flooring continues to suffer from long-term lifting of wood tiles due to deteriorating adhesive and some damp and a proper solution may take up a significant portion of reserves.

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With grateful thanks to the two H&S advisers, who provide a separate report for the APCM, there has been regular updating of our H&S Risk Assessments during the imposed Covid lockdown changes. This led to a successful Christmas programme that was well received by the community and was an example of good-practice.

Cleaning

The Verger, Keith Escott, and a small reliable team of “PPE protected volunteers”, have been very supportive of the need for thorough Covid-focused cleaning between services to ensure adequate cleanliness. On occasion this has meant multiple sessions of cleaning two or three times in one day.

The church is very grateful to them for such dedication over a lengthy period of time.

Community and Ecumenical work

The use of the Hall has continued throughout lockdowns and on reopening and maintained a community support dimension to our mission. Plymouth City Council made significant demands on the Foodbank to support folk across Plymouth but also provided grants to support the work. Volunteers from across Plympton have formed a resilient Foodbank organisation underpinned by the infrastructure of the Trussell Trust. Ecumenical and agency links are still being developed that support residents at times of need. We look forward to an increasingly confident return of social events in our church and hall premises during 2022.

Thanks

We are grateful for those who have assisted in any way with keeping the church functioning: in particular our Administrator, Sarah, attending many meetings and maintaining contact with community groups so we could resume hall hire as soon as feasible; churchyard volunteers helping with strimming and tidying with increased footfall; the small dedicated church cleaning team who maintained Covid cleaning through lockdown and between services; the Foodbank volunteers who kept donations flowing out to folk over the last 18 months and carried out the support roles necessary. The Verger, Keith, who maintained the support for baptisms, weddings and funerals as well as Sunday services to ensure that planned services could go ahead – including operation of the sound system, office support for orders of service, and cleaning after each service.

Phil Smith and Claire-Louise Journeaux – Churchwardens

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TREASURER'S report to the APCM for 2021 T ABLE A ALL ACCOLWTS 91￿. 914 & 922 SLPPORTING DETAIL FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS- Year erKJed 31 De¢etDber J)21 TES TO THE FINAhflAL ST A TENENTS- Year ended 31 DeCe[￿be￿ 2021 IAuto Populatel Aelurn Lknre¥¢rithd DKiswal e8triGlcd TCITAL 2021 TOTAL Parish Finance l Fkgdar giving 1a- Tax ellicienl planrth jyino 1b- Clher plamedgiving - Cdlecbonsèl services 1d- Cther rec￿Ing donalitr)s - I￿rfft laxrecover .422 38 .4X 38 11.837.04 2.8% 04 40.ty4 14.670.04 2 S.￿4 2.8% 04 7.tfj5.17 60.213.63 7.￿.17 60.213.63 £ 7.943.33 £ 93.%9 2. CheT vdurthary iecqip18 2a- Gr&nis 2b- Legaues 2c- N￿-[￿u￿n9dQrKIiO￿s ar¥J appe￿$ 1,Cm 00 s.￿.62 6.265.62 1.0￿ OD S.2￿ 62 626&62 1 30.285 61 £ 6.286.51 l 26.572 12 l Aclivilies foT generatirw f￿d8 3a- Grossinc(The [Fu￿raisjngaClI￿1tltt1 3b- Adveils Ichurth maga￿n￿l - Sale of oldpews 2.5Q 36 1 2.678 43 340.[ 1599.3G 159&36 l 2ffj18 43 4. I￿Ome fvotn inve$lmerts 4a- E4vidend$ 4b-1rt8r&sl receiv 4c. Fknl r￿e1ved .76 .7S 5.28 .76 1&76 528 I￿Ome fvotn church aclivilies - galLJiory lees- wethiwg. luneras. etc 5b- Sross Inccrne Ichwchrnaqazinel - Grossinc(ThelHall lellingsl - Sros$inc(me IEo(&gldl I Canclegl 5e- PKGovered sh￿ed ￿rr￿n costs + house sal - Ir￿jr￿Ce daim re￿iptS .8ty 00 1 12.L5 70 £ 1.￿3.23 5.f8 32 27155 £ 3.665.42 7,843 75 2￿44 6.W.51 7.843 75 2￿44 6.566.51 £ 27.411.70 £ 27.441.70 £ 22.404.22 receip18 6a- L(￿￿ reG￿Ved - Sale ( irhves1￿￿r 7. Cost of gEnoTaling funds 7a- Cost ( Flmdrasiw EvenlslSLJnmer Far elcl 00 20.00 )00 20.00 447 64 447.64 & Church ￿tIVItieS 8a- M$2i(m gvimoanddonalic Eb- thocwn parish share - Sarycosts Iwerger. 0￿r￿. thir. d¢ I - aer￿ giaf expenseg 8e- Church expernses. mison andevaroelism - CFLJrch rlniiru experrses 8o- ExaThnalion cl anThJal accwnls - Churth uhlily costs - Expenses (wi ￿lShM￿JazInE - Mior reparg lothechLrth bJilcSng 8k- Maior repars lo Ihechwch hall - ￿rk to lthckuchor cFLJrch hal t14 70 87.m.00 .8￿ 99 711 1.4.42 L.5(E 62 3￿00 s.tW.25 134 70 87.m.00 ,877 99 92711 1.4Tr.42 .2L 36 3￿00 8.069.25 122 89 £ 92.520.iIJ 8 22.(B4 84 1 3.￿6 82 671. 2 23.￿4 49 288 ti) £ S.￿4.81 £ 2.n6 74 24 27 3.4Tr18 3.4ty18 £ 154.703.27 £2.Th.74 £ 157.420.01 £ 149.n3. Cmher c02t8 - L[￿n r¢p•d - Purchaseol inve8bher JI inveglmenis arere-VaIu￿ e&h wr.wilhthe lalestvalualith) d&e ￿￿rn9]l Dtter(ber2021 THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN APCM REPORT FOR 2021 (PUBLISHED MAY 20221

TA￿E ALL ACCOLWTS 906. 914 & 922 Fil￿NcIAL STATEMENTS- Year ended 31 December 2021 RECEIPTS AND PAYNf NT AcC￿￿T IAulo Populatel Unresbicted Designated Restricted TOTAL 2021 TOTAL RECEIPTS vol￿1￿ r￿elP1 RegLlar gvino ervolwlaiy receipls E 60.213.63 E 6.265.62 1 60.21163 £ 6.265.62 1 71.￿ 60 £ 36.572.12 Acli%iliesfor gener4liro ILnds È 2.599. L 159&36 È 3.018.43 Investment irDrl 16.76 1&76 Inccffte fvonidiLth ￿lIVI￿e8 t 27.441.70 t 27.44l70 22.404 22 Qlher receipls Total rec8iPt8 E 96.537.07 96.537_07 1 ￿3.￿2 85 PAYMENTS CosEol weratiryfur￿S 2Q. 21100 447 64 ChL4rch xliwbes £154.703.27 t 2.716.74 £ 157.420.01 £ N9.n3.t Other costs Total [Tray[t￿lS È%4.r23.27 £ 171&74 £ 157.441101 Exc¢$¥ pf Teoeipt% p4yTtwt¥ -£ 58.W6.20 -£ 2.71&74 -£ 60.90194 -8 16.598 85 TRAN￿EFI5 Transfers bEt¥￿en fU￿S 1- Ineoming Transfers belwe8n account8 2- 0￿gOIng T[￿$f￿8 bet￿en accowrts E 251.194.68 -£ 251.194.68 125l194_68 -£ 251.194.68 1226.5 47 -£ L6.516.47 Exc•88 OF veceip18 over payment• laller Iran2Fe -£ 58.1B6.20 -£ 2.716.74 -E 60.90194 -£ 16.598.85 Nel movement in f￿d& -È 58.6.20 171&74 -2 GOJOI94 -1 18.W [6 RECOhflLIATION OF FUNDS Total F￿dS at 1 Janu E19B.209.76 £19820&76 l 214.￿8 Total f￿d¥ 4131 Decembqr £137.￿6.82 1137.306.82 £ Tr8.3￿.76 NOTE Income From diurch ￿1VE￿¢S for weits pavrrrnlsinc1￿￿fUr￿1n91[anS1ErS Eelfftenthe & 914aCC(￿niè2 ￿tO￿ted1r8r￿Fers Fl￿dS aul(¥ncallv tr￿SIerredbelwee￿S0s to 9H accours aslh&gOSaccwnl gels close loa UFper lowerlirril Iiwe. Set upto maximiseinleresl fvom914 aCc￿nI 906 aCc￿nI has m Irerest aFplied lo IL Belvbeenlhe 922 & 906 accourl 4$ manual lianslers. Fundstranslerred ￿la bank insltucli(n orly as 922 accoLJrh￿no chewe ￿ pawiert I￿lItY ed as ade￿11 (ffily THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN APCM REPORT FOR 2021 (PUBLISHED MAY 20221

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Financial Summary 2021

2021 has been our most difficult financial year to date, primarily due to Covid-19 and increased running costs. Annual Headlines

• Income compared to 2020 has reduced by

• Expenditure compared to 2020 has increased by

• A net negative impact compared to 2020 of

28% 10% 38%

• In addition, accelerated spend of project activity has further reduced our 2021 financial outturn to £137,696

The prediction at the start of 2020 based on project spend spread across 5 years set against a steady income of £13,000 offered a 7 year life span.

Based on the bullet points above and forecasted income / expenditure our predicted life span has now reduced to 1.3 years.

The table below captures the standout areas and figures as part of the headline figures

(Red highlights indicate a negative impact, green represents a positive impact)

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |2021|2020| |Parish giving|£ 60,205.63|£ 93,569.58|||36%|reduced number of people giving| |Other incomes|£ 27,441.70|£ 22,404.22|22%|recovered admin costs| |Church Running costs|£ 157,420.01|£ 149,713.86|5%|includes servicing, waste disposal,|general maintenance and major one off repairs| |General utilities|£ 8,069.25|£ 6,904.84|17%|general utility increases and covid| |Common fund|£ 87,119.00|£ 92,520.00|6%|our share annual reduction|

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The accelerated project spend decision took into account the increased need to maintain contact, communication and social provision with/for our congregation and potential wider community. This includes primarily,

• An updated and enhanced audio and streaming capability for services and wedding/funeral services (the later a potential income stream).

• Church hall uplift to refresh all décor enhancing appearance and usability for current and future hall hirers plus ability to provide improved environment for functions and events.

As restrictions begin to lift hall hires, church service collections and donations are expected to increase over the coming year. However, utility and service cost are also expected to increase. The table below represents a prediction based on an income of £9,000 per month for 2022 accounting for some increased cost going forward.

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The graph below shows monthly figures across 2021

While it is hoped the worst is over, we still face significant challenges going forward. Further income streams are still required along with reducing our expenditure if we are to remain financially fluid over the next 2 to 3 years.

With our immediate project based spend almost complete focus must turn to our operational requirements. These are activities required as a minimum to ensure the continued running of the church.

With tight management and continued careful spend in line with our forecast and anticipated improved income we will see an upturn in our position by the end of the financial year.

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

• Audit sign off this year has been delayed due to Covid impacts, as the treasurer is effectively shielding there is no identified date currently when this will be completed.

• Mrs S Duckworth remains as a part time Parish Administrator working 15 hours per week, her husband, Mr I Duckworth, is a member of the PCC.

• Mrs L. Collier, Director of Music receives a monthly payment, is a member of the PCC.

• Mr K. Escott receives fees for duty as the Verger at weddings and funerals.

• St Maurice PCC contributes a third of the administration costs.

• Mr M Chanter receives a monthly payment for maintaining the church yard grounds, he also receives payment for digging crem plots when required.

• A contract cleaner is engaged to clean the hall two days a week.

• Mr P Smith, is a member of the PCC, receives payment for acting as temporary Sexton when required

• None of those receiving pay and/or fees earned more than £50,000 p.a.

• There were no other disclosable transactions in respect of PCC members, persons closely connected with them or related parties.

• No PCC members were reimbursed travelling or substance expenses during the year.

Chris Bunney - Treasurer

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Independent Examiner's report for 2021 Independent Examlner'j r•port to th• tru•t•eo ol the Patochlal Churrh Councll on the unavdlted •ccount# of Plympton St Mjry the Vlrgln. Wa report on the aceounls ol the Pgrochlol Ch¥r¢h Coun¢ll ol Sl M¥ry'B Chur¢h Plymplon Ith• Trltsll for th• y••r 8n(l•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2021 Resp•¢tlv• rnapon8lbllltl•• ol tru•t••• and •M•mltr)•r The ch8rily's Irusleeg ar• r85pon51ble for th8 prepBrallon of Ihe account# The tharity'• tru$lee$ ¢onsid•r Ihal •n 8udll 19 not requlr8d lor Ihl$ ytBr under seclion 144121 ol the Chonli85 Act 2011 Ilhts 2011 Acll. Bnd Ih818n independènt examinalion Is required. It J our r•Jk>on¥lblllty lo •l•l•. on Ihe b•$l# ol pro¢e¢lur•8 8p¢+fied In the Gen•ral Dirnclions giv•n by the Ch8rily Commissioners under Section 14515llbl ol the 2011 Aci. wheiher particular m8tters h8v• come lo our allentlon. B•$l$ of In(l•pend•nt •xamlner'8 8tatemont Our ex4minatlOn W8s carried out In accord8nce wilh lh• G•n•ral Dir8dion$ y￿en by the Chant*$ Comm15510ners An examination Includes a f•Vi•W of th8 accounting records kept by thè chanty and a comparison of thè accounts presented with those re￿d$ It also Inclu(Se5 consideration of any unusual items or disclosur•s In the accounts and seekirrtJ explanations from you ag trust8es concèrning any such matters Tl)e oceijures tjndertaken do not providè all the evidence that would be required in an aixjrt. and wnsequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the counts. Independent examiner's statement In conne¢bortr wrth our examination, no matter has come to our attention.. (i) whi¢h gNes us reasonable cause lo believe that in any material resfft the requiremènts". to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011Act." and to prepare the accounts which accord with the accounting records and lo comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met." or (•) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a kwpor understanding of the accounts to be reached. fo 4--4& B¢Jt Accountancy Servlces (Plymouthl Ltd Llcenced and Regulated by the Assocljtlon ol Accountlng Technlclans t2 Colobrook Road Plympton Plymouth PL7 4AA Date: THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY THE BLESSED VIRGIN APCM REPORT FOR 2021 (PUBLISHED MAY 20221 13

HEALTH and SAFETY report to the APCM for 2021

During the reporting period 1st January to 31st December 2021, Plympton Team Ministry H&S team have continued to provide H&S support and advice to the PCCs and churchwardens across the Parish.

The team has provided H&S support and advice to the parish through the annual review of extant Risk Assessments, H&S policies and the Fire and evacuation plan, maintenance of the Permit to Work regime and completion of multiple risk assessments for various Church and Church Hall events and activities.

The COVID 19 pandemic continued to present the Parish with many challenges during 2021: the H&S team being part of the Plympton Team Ministry Incident Management Group. This group was set up to manage the many aspects necessary in ensuring the safety of the clergy, volunteers and public, whilst complying with the government and CofE COVID guidance and regulations.

This support included the provision of multiple risk assessments for life services, private prayer, and public worship in terms of social distancing and other COVID safe measures to enable the church and church hall to open safely and close when necessary. The team also produced an occupancy statement to support the bookings system necessary to enable the conduct of major services.

Support to the Parish Safeguarding officer and the churchwardens throughout the year ensured that the parish remained legally compliant to H&S, safeguarding and COVID related regulations.

Routine annual building maintenance and inspections, testing of fire appliances and heating systems have continued throughout 2021 despite the COVID restrictions, with the H&S team providing advice to the churchwardens as necessary.

Quarterly H&S meetings continued throughout the year; the supporting records are stored in the Church Office.

Signed 18[th] February 2022.

Ian Duckworth NEBOSH Dip - Deputy Health and Safety Officer

SAFEGUARDING report to the APCM for 2021

Adults at risk of abuse:

2 concerns raised

Case 1 – No risk identified – Signposted to relevant agencies

Case 2 – Risk identified - Concern reported to local authority.

Children & Young People:

1 concern raised

Case 3 – No risk identified – DSA informed – Matter closed

DBS Renewals

DBS Renewals continue however this is now becoming urgent. If you haven’t had a DBS in the last 5 years and are in a role working with vulnerable adults or children and young people, please inform your coordinator, or contact me directly at [e-mail]

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Training

Training compliance has not been as good as hoped for. All volunteers, group leaders and those with permission to - officiate must complete the relevant training (see: https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding training/.)

There are now six relevant modules:

• Basic Awareness

• Foundation

• Domestic Abuse

• PTO Safeguarding

• Parish Safeguarding Representative (PSR) Induction

• Safeguarding Leadership Pathway

Details of the training you require are available in the link above.

NB: Please send all certificates to safeguarding@[e-mail] so we can add you to our training tracker.

Action Plan

We have completed several actions on our parish action plan. All details are now held on an electronic system ‘Parish Safeguarding Dashboard’. We are not yet fully compliant with all requirements; however we are working well towards it. We have updated policies and procedures, and these have been agreed at PCC. Once training

and DBS renewals are complete, we should be deemed fully compliant.

Samuel Snelling - Parish Safeguarding Representative

DEANERY SYNOD Report to the APCM for 2021

Following on from 2020, Deanery Synod has remained on Zoom. There have been few developments of any note. With our on-going vacancy, and no release from high Common Fund assessments, it is difficult to feel enthusiastic about meetings being a good use of time, apart from it being a level between Parish and Diocese and having an Archdeacon who provides some support for our incumbent. Your representatives were Christine Harris, Keith Escott and Phil Smith.

Phil Smith – Deanery Synod Representative

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