St Andrew’s Church takes it’s duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding.

If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues of a safeguarding matter then you can find useful contact information at www.chester.anglican.org/social-responsibility/safeguarding

If you or anyone you are in contact with would like to talk with someone independently, please call the Safe Spaces helpline on 0300 303 1056 or email [email protected].

Alternatively, you may contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer on email ([email protected]), the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser in the Diocese of Chester, [email protected]/01928 643442 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm), or out of hours via Thirtyone:eight on 0303 003 1111. In an emergency (especially if someone is in immediate danger or harm) you should always call 999 and ask for the police.

National helplines:
♦ NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
♦ Childline – 0800 1111
♦ Stop It Now – 0808 100 0900
♦ NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
♦ Samaritans – 116 123
♦ Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
♦ National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 200 0247
♦ Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141

You can find out about how safeguarding works in our local setting by visiting our website. If you have any questions, please contact our Safeguarding Officer.

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