Safeguarding

Promoting a safer church

The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participates in the life of the Church

OUR COMMITMENTS

• Promoting a safer environment and culture

• Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children and vulnerable adults

• Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation

• Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse

or other affected persons

• Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns/allegations of abuse and other affected persons

• Responding to those that may pose a present risk

Local contacts available to speak to

Our safeguarding co-ordinator is:

Lindi Kent

01799 584012 or [email protected]

Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser:

Rebecca Boswell

Tel: 01353 652731 Mobile: 07904 487912

Email: [email protected]

The Team Vicar [email protected]

Helplines

• NSPCC for adults concerned about a child - 0808 800 5000

• Childline for children and young people - 0800 1111

• Action on Elder Abuse Helpline 0808 808 8141

• 24-hour National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247

• NAPAC offers support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse -

0808 801 0331

• Stop It Now preventing child sexual abuse - 0808 1000 900

• Cruse bereavement helpline - 0808 808 1677

• Family Lives support and advice on family issues - 0808 800 222

• MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers -

0808 801 0340

• Samaritans 116 123