Safeguarding Systems Together is a national project that is connecting the main safeguarding systems used by the Church of England.
 

DBS records

Once enabled by a diocese and then a parish, DBS records can be sent directly from a DBS provider to a Safeguarding Hub.  This feature is currently available for the following DBS providers:

• Thirtyone:Eight
• APCS
   

Safeguarding training records

Work is underway to send training records directly from the Safeguarding Training Portal to a Safeguarding Hub.  This feature will be be available before the end of 2026.
 

Streams

Streams is a background system that is invisible to parishes and dioceses.  However, behind the scenes, it plays a key role in connecting other systems.  Read more
 

How is this funded?

The national Church of England and 25 dioceses contributed to the Safeguarding Systems Together (SST) Project, which has funded most of the initial development work.

From 2027 onwards, participating dioceses will pay a modest annual fee:

• To maintain Streams - thus keeping it efficient and secure
• To support parishes with these new features

The cost of parish support will be reviewed towards the end of 2027.