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Compliance Office
Diocese of Scranton |
Contact for information:
Gail M. Fromm
Compliance Officer
Diocese of Scranton
Office: 570-207-2214
Fax: 570-207-2273
Mobile: 570-877-5965
gail-fromm@dioceseofscranton.org
The mission of the compliance office is to
insure that the Diocese of Scranton strictly
follows the
Charter for the
Protection of Children and Young People
as set forth by the United States Conference
of Catholic Bishops.
Charter compliance will be accomplished by:
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Insuring a thorough background screening
is completed for all clergy, paid
employees and volunteers supervising our
children. Background checks are good
for three years.
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Providing training in recognizing and
reporting any sign of child abuse to
appropriate civil and Church
authorities.
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By holding all clergy, all paid
employees and all volunteers accountable
to a Christ-centered, pastoral code of
conduct.
Background Checks-
Background checks are conducted to meet the
requirements for the Charter. The
background screening is limited to a search
for:
1.
Verification of a person’s identity
2.
Existence of a prior criminal record
3.
Listing on any state sex offender
registry
To conduct the background check process the
name, address, date-of-birth, and social
security number is sent to ChoicePoint,
a national screening company, which verifies
the person’s identity and searches their
database of criminal records and sex
offender registries for any potential
matches. They then send the results back to
us. This background screening does not
give us access to any financial records.
Procedures-
Gail Fromm will now be responsible for all
clearances through ChoicePoint,
VolunteerSelect Services. The cost per
clearance will be $8.00 and a check payable
to the Diocese of Scranton must accompany
all screening requests. All clearances are
good for three years. Every individual who
requires a background check must also sign
the Code of Pastoral Conduct and attend the
safe environment program VIRTUS.
All of the clearances, signed pastoral codes
and VIRTUS training records
will be kept in the parish or school
compliance binder. The binders will be
updated with current clergy and religious,
paid employees and volunteers. A separate
inactive file will be kept for individuals
no longer working in that parish or school.
Clearances are needed for:
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All clergy and religious
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All paid employees
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All volunteers who work 20 hours or more
per year with children
Do not forget to include coaches, Boy and
Girl Scout leaders in troops chartered by
the parish, field trip chaperones, cafeteria
and religious education aides.
Click on the tab below for a printable
Code of Pastoral Conduct:
Pastoral Code of
Conduct
Click on the tab below for more
information on:
Charter for the
Protection of Children and Young People
Child Protective
Services Law
Click on the tab below for a printable
Application for Criminal History
and Child Abuse Clearance:
Application for
Criminal History and Child Abuse Clearance
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