National Safeguarding Conference 2025

This year’s conference will feature two keynote inputs, as well as time for supported reflection and discussion in breakout rooms. Register here.

Keynote 1: Matthew McVarish, award-winning human rights activist and survivor of childhood sexual abuse.

Keynote 2: Lucy Faithfull Foundation staff will offer practical advice on ‘Responding to low-level concerns’.

Breakout session will offer participants opportunities to obtain and share practical advice on various aspects of Safeguarding.

The event is titled Journeying in Hope: Transforming the Safeguarding Culture of the Church and is for all who have a Safeguarding role in Catholic Church settings in Scotland.

It takes place on Saturday 8 November 2025, from 10:00am to 3:50pm at the University of Strathclyde Technology & Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD.

You can attend in-person or online. Conference Fee: £45