Keeping Safe

KEEPING SAFE

Safeguarding Information for the Bolingbroke Team Ministry

Most of the time at church we are like a big happy family. However, even in very happy families people can have a bad day and even people we know and trust can upset us. We want to help everyone have good days all of the time. We try to make sure that people who have jobs in the church always behave well and in a way that is helpful to you. We never want anyone or anything in church to frighten you, confuse you or worry you. It is important that you tell us if something is upsetting you or if you are feeling worried about something that’s happening or something somebody is doing. We have specially trained people who you can talk to and who you can ask for help. These people are good at safeguarding. This means they look after everyone’s safety. Caring for people is a very important part of our Christian life.

The people who can help you are the parish priests or the parish safeguarding officers.

You can contact the safeguarding officers (we have a number of different people for the various parishes) through:

Revd Fran Jeffries

The Deanery Office:

The Vicarage

Church Street

Spilsby

Lincolnshire PE23 5EF

Tel: 01790 752526

Email: [email protected]

If you wish to speak to someone outside the church you can contact the diocesan safeguarding team – their contact details are https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/parish-support/safeguarding/contact-us/

Phone: 01522 504070 or email: [email protected]

The diocese has a team of professionally qualified and dedicated safeguarding professionals who provide specialist advice, confidential support to parishes and to individuals, approved safeguarding training, qualified risk assessment and support to allegations management processes across the whole diocese.

Below are some alternative numbers, for anyone looking for help but not necessarily wanting to talk to someone in the church, or for specific advice which may be more readily available.

Childline: 0800 1111

EdanLincs (Domestic Abuse): 01522 510041

Men’s Advice Line: 0808 8010327

Elder Abuse Hotline: 0800 0699 784

Safe Spaces: 0300 303 1056