The
following
constitutes
our Code
of
Conduct
for
behaviour
for a
person
in a
position
of
authority
within
the
church:
-
You
will
not
be
involved
in
any
sexual
behaviour
with
a
person
below
the
age
of
consent
or a
person
under
your
authority,
pastoral
care
or
counselling.
Except
with
one’s
own
marriage
partner,
all
sexual
or
sexualised
behaviour
is
forbidden.
If
you
are
not
married
you
must
abstain
from
all
sexual
or
sexualised
behaviour
or
activity.
-
You
will
not
exhibit
behaviour
that
could
be
considered
to
be
coercion
or
grooming
behaviour.
-
You
will
not
make
any
sexual
innuendos
such
as
suggestive
looks,
sounds,
words,
acts
or
gestures.
You
will
not
make
any
sexual
comments,
jokes
or
show
any
sexual
visual
material.
-
You
will
not
engage
the
services
of a
prostitute,
or
solicit
or
provide
such
services.
You
may
not
visit
a
brothel
or
any
place
maintained
for
the
abuse-of-sex
industry,
nor
may
you
view
(in
print
or
otherwise)
material
of a
sexually
explicit
nature,
except
for
a
legitimate
purpose
which
purpose
should,
in
advance,
be
known
to,
and
be
approved
in
writing
by a
supervising
body.
You
will
not
engage
in
sexualised
conversation
on a
chat
line
whether
by
telephone,
internet
or
any
other
means.
You
will
not
engage
in
any
activity
associated
with
the
production
or
distribution
of
any
pornographic
material
whether
in
print
or
otherwise.
-
You
will
not
ask
any
questions
about
the
intimate
details
of a
person’s
sexual
life.
Very
occasionally,
it
may
be
necessary
within
the
context
of
pastoral
care
to
ask
questions
about
a
person’s
sexual
life
or
history.
This
should
be
done
extremely
carefully
and
with
another
person
present
(such
as
the
person’s
husband
or
wife
or a
trusted
friend).
You
must
never
give
detailed
revelations
about
your
own
sexual
life.
-
You
will
not
give
any
inappropriate
gifts
or
correspondence
(including
email
and
text
messaging),
including
those
of a
sexual,
suggestive
or
romantic
nature.
-
You
will
not
touch,
hug,
or
kiss
any
person
in a
way
that
is
inappropriate
to
the
situation,
or
uncomfortable
or
confusing
for
the
receiver.
-
You
will
not
touch
any
sexual
part
of
the
body,
including
the
“only
kidding”
or
accidental
occasions
of
sexual
touch.
-
You
will
not
violate
a
person’s
right
to
physical
privacy
and
personal
space,
including
being
alone
in
the
bedroom
or
bathroom
or
inappropriate
exposure
during
activities
that
require
dressing
or
changing
clothes.
-
You
will
not
visit
a
child
or
young
person
in
their
own
home
unless
a
parent
is
present
or
you
visit
with
another
person
in a
position
of
authority
within
the
church
with
parental
permission.
-
You
will
not
conduct
a
camp
or
other
activity
involving
overnight
accommodation
without
appropriate
“camp
parents”
(ideally
a
married
couple
over
the
age
of
25
years,
of
known
maturity
and
Christian
commitment)
approved
by
the
supervising
body.
-
You
will
not
provide
any
form
of
accommodation
for
any
reason
where
there
is
not
strict
segregation
by
sex,
with
the
exception
of
married
couples
and
families.
Supervision
of
children
and/or
young
people
must
be
provided
by a
person
of
the
same
sex.
-
You
will
not
participate
in
or
allow
nude
swimming
or
other
such
activities.
-
You
will
not
participate
in
or
allow
initiations
and
secret
ceremonies.
-
You
will
ensure
that
any
activity
involving
children
and/or
young
people
are
open
to
observation
by
parents
and
other
adults
with
a
legitimate
interest.
-
You
will
not
take
advantage
of
the
perception
of
physical
contact,
affection
and
learned
sexual
actions
that
some
victims
of
abuse
display.
You
will
not
take
advantage
of
the
conscious
or
unconscious
use
of
sexually
provocative
behaviour
that
some
victims
of
abuse
use
to
meet
their
own
needs
for
affection
or
other
requirements.
-
You
will
not
take
advantage
of
your
authority
for
personal
gain,
including
financial
gain,
participating
in
bullying,
belittling
or
harassing
behaviour
to
achieve
your
own
ends,
manipulative
behaviour
designed
to
get
your
own
way
by
flattery
or
by
suggestions
of
favouritism,
special
relationship,
or
special
status,
or
spiritual
abuse
designed
to
get
your
own
way
by
telling
people
that
God
will
like
them
more
if
they
do
what
you
want
or
like
them
less
if
they
do
not
do
you
want.
These
are
forms
of
abuse
of
authority.
-
You
will
ensure
that
when
you
are
providing
pastoral
care
or
working
with
members
of
the
opposite
sex
that
there
are
other
people
in
close
proximity
or
within
hearing
distance,
regardless
of
where
the
activity
is
taking
place.
-
You
will
not
allow
a
child
or
young
person
to
sleep
in
close
proximity
to
an
adult,
other
than
a
parent
or
guardian,
unless
there
is a
significant
separation,
and
privacy
of
all
parties
is
respected.
-
You
will
not
allow
an
adult
to
share
accommodation
with
one
child
or
young
person
only
unless
they
are
a
parent
or
guardian.
-
You
will
not
drive
a
child
or
young
person
unaccompanied.
Words
in
bold
have
a
specific
meaning
as
defined
in
Breaking
the
Silence.
Any
changes
to
this
Code
of
Conduct
will
be
approved
by
the
appropriate
supervising
body,
formally
recorded
by
that
body.
Such
changes
will
only
be
allowed
in
respect
to
the
details
of
points
18,
19,
20
and
21
and
will
be
made
on a
restricted
basis
for
individuals
in
specific
circumstances
for
a
specific
period
of
time.
