Safeguarding

Holy Cross Church, Hove is committed to high standards in the safeguarding and care of children, young people and vulnerable adults. 

We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Church Safeguarding Officer, Sara Lee, who can be contacted at [email protected] . The Diocese of Chichester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA). If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

 The Parochial Church Council has adopted the House of Bishop’s Safeguarding Policy Statement – “Promoting a Safer Church”, a copy of which can be found here: https://cofechichestersafeguarding.contentfiles.net/media/documents/document/2019/02/Parish_Safeguarding_Handbook_October_2018.pdf

We also follow safeguarding policies and procedures recommended by the Diocese of Chichester which can be found here https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/safeguarding_policy/

If you have any concerns regarding Safeguarding please contact our Safeguarding Officer –Margaret Mitchell ([email protected])

Advice and contacts for those with safeguarding concerns

• If you are a child and you need to talk to someone about things that are happening to you that you don’t like, please click on https://www.childline.org.uk/ which takes you the Childline website, or telephone Childline on 0800 1111

• If you are an adult and you need to access support about something that is happening to you, please go to https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/Ihavebeenabused/

• to find out how you can do that. Scroll down to find links to various support organisations for you to contact. If you need to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, please go to https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/contacttheteam/

• If you need to report a safeguarding concern to the statutory authorities in Sussex, please go to https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/whatdoidoif/, click on the option on the left that most describes the situation you are concerned about, and follow the advice and further links you find there. Please remember to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as well once you have contacted the statutory authorities.