Safeguarding

All of the church communities of the Brothertoft and Sibsey Groups are committed to ensuring that good safeguarding practices are in place. If you are in any way concerned or worried by anything that is happening or what somebody is doing we have specially trained people who you can talk to and who you can ask for help. The people who can help are the Safeguarding Officer or the Parish Priest.

Safeguarding Officer: Angela Sykes: [email protected]

If you wish to speak to someone outside the churches you can contact the diocesan safeguarding team by either clicking through to the Lincoln Diocese's webpage for sending a safeguarding enquiry or for more information see Lincoln Diocese's safeguarding contact website page.

The Parochial Church Councils of the Benefice of the Brothertoft Group, Sibsey with Carrington Group have agreed to accept as a minimum the House of Bishops’ Policy Statements. *

Helplines

- NSPCC: 0808 800 5000

- Childline: 08001111

- Stop It Now: 0808 1000 900

- NAPAC: 0808 801 0331

- Samaritans: 116 123

- Family Lives: 0808 800 2222

- National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247

- Action On Elder Abuse: 080 8808 8141

* Below are links to the House of Bishops’ Policy Statements:

- Promoting a Safer Church; House of Bishops policy statement (2017) [https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-05/PromotingSaferChurchWeb.pdf]

- Protecting All God’s Children (safeguarding policy for children and young people, 4th edition, 2010) [https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/protectingallgodschildren.pdf]

- Promoting a Safe Church (safeguarding policy for adults, 2006) [https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/promotingasafechurch.pdf]

- The full policy can be accessed here.