We take our responsibilities to keep young children and vulnerable adults safe whenever they are in the church or with church staff. The Church of England’s Parish Safeguarding Handbook: Promoting a Safer Church can be found here The Joint Council of Penshurst and the Chiddingstone Churches has formally adopted the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church safeguarding policy statement’ (click here to see the formal statement). The Joint Council Safeguarding Policy can be viewed by clicking here.

If you have cause to believe that a child or adult may have been, or is at risk of being harmed you should contact one of our Parish Safeguarding Officers - contact details on our webpage.

If you have any concerns about a safeguarding issue, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officers (above) to talk confidentially.

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