Safeguarding is a priority everyone in our church and we will always protect vulnerable people children or adults alike.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Helen Lane. Helen can be contacted through church or through our Facebook and Twitter accounts. Helen supports Father Blair, our Parish priest, but works independently of Father Blair as our Safeguarding Officer. Helen also works with our Church Wardens in this role, but is again independent of them.

If a child or adult is at risk of significant harm, in the first instance you should always contact your local social services team or local police (call 101). You must then inform your Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) - listed below.

OUT OF HOURS ADVICE - If you require URGENT safeguarding advice outside of the hours 09.00 and 17.00, or if you are unable to speak to a DSA, then please contact your Archdeacon. If they are unavailable then you must contact any of the Archdeacons in the Diocese of Leeds.

The Safeguarding Team operates a triage system and a duty team member will deal with all enquiries and issues that arise on a daily rotational basis. Queries will either be answered directly or diverted to the appropriate person.

As your first point of contact for reporting issues or making enquiries, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on:

Team email: [email protected]

Office number: 0113 353 0257