All religious organisations with annual incomes exceeding £100,000 have a duty to register as a charity for the charitable purpose of “the advancement of religion for the public benefit”. Registering as a charity comes with a number of benefits, including not having to pay income and corporation tax, and being able to claim back a…
Veronica Simpson from Back in Control Consultancy who specialise in Domestic & Sexual Violence and Abuse delivered an awareness training session for faith leaders from the Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Hindu communities on Thursday 4th March. The workshop raised awareness of the issue, 1 in 4 women in England and Wales will experience Domestic Abuse in their…
On Monday 11th February, Shakil Ahmed, our Birmingham regional, delivered a session on ‘How to Safeguard Vulnerable Adults’ within your faith institution. According to AGE UK’s fact sheet on safeguarding older people from abuse and neglect, safeguarding duties seek to protect all adults who: Have needs for care and support (whether or not the local…
On February 12th, 2019, 50 Faith leaders and trustees from Mosques, Churches and Gurdwaras received essential training and support in safeguarding and compliance at SFI’s regional symposium. The event’s aim was to launch SFI in Blackburn, which was identified as an integration area in the Government’s Integrated Communities Strategy, and was led by SFI’s expert trainers…
Strengthening Faith Institutions and the Mosques and Imam National Advisory Board (MINAB) have collaborated to organise a personal leadership and development accredited course by the Institute of Leadership Management. The two day course is facilitated by Dr. Sarfraz Jerjaj a clinical psychologist and lecturer at Surrey University; the course covers leadership theory, personal reflection techniques, emotional…
Strengthening Faith Institutions (SFI) and CodeRed Paramedical have been working together over the past year to ensure all faith institutions receive first aid training to manage their risks. CodeRed was introduced in 2016, by Waheed Hussain, who wanted to implement the importance of good health and safety to all employees and staff members in any…
The biggest supplementary schools conference was organised on the 1 st December 2018, by Bradford Council in partnership with Strengthening Faith Institutions, Bradford Safeguarding Board and Bradford Council of Mosques. The event was attended by nearly 400 people from different faiths. The conference was addressed by a number of high profiled speakers including Councillor Adrian…
Last week, our regional consultants Muzahid Khan and Fakrul Choudhary delivered a Safeguarding workshop for members of faith institutions from Shahjalal Academy Rochdale and Jalalia Mosque, Rochdale. Safeguarding, according to the NSPCC, is the active efforts taken to “promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.” To implement safeguarding, three key measures must…
The Markaz Hippodrome mosque says: ‘The Muslim community we represent stand firm with you in solidarity against hatred and evil’ A Golders Green mosque which was met with mounting opposition when it first opened, has expressed its condolences to synagogues following the Pittsburgh shooting where the suspect killed 11 people on Shabbat. The Markaz Hippodrome…
This year Interfaith Week falls on 11th – 18th November 2018. Inter Faith Week will usually begin on Remembrance Sunday, and run until the following Sunday. It is hoped that the additional Sunday will provide the opportunity for other weekend events to take place as well as those linked to Remembrance Sunday, this year the…
