Our parish of Castle Bromwich: St Clement is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Birmingham’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Alison Haywood - Tel. 07958 653924 / 0121 748 6415 or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Bishop’s Adviser for Safeguarding Children - Tel. 07342 993 844. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

At St Clements, we want to maintain a safe environment for everyone, especially children, young people and vulnerable adults.

If you have concerns about possible Child Abuse or Abuse of Vulnerable Adults…

TELL SOMEONE!

Parish Safeguarding Coordinator: Alison Haywood - Tel. 07958 653924 / 0121 748 6415

Parish Children’s Advocate:

Parish Vulnerable Adult Advocate :

If you can’t get hold of these, you can also contact:

Bishop’s Adviser for Safeguarding Children - Tel. 07342 993 844

ChildLine - Tel. 0800 1111

NSPCC - Tel. 0808 800 5000

Solihull Local Authority Child Abuse Helpline can be contacted at the following telephone numbers - Tel. 0121 788 4333, and for urgent cases outside office hours - Tel. 0121 605 6060)

In an Emergency call the Police - Tel. 999

St Clements Parochial Church Council (PCC) reviews its Safeguarding Policies annually.

Safeguarding policies are in line with the Church of England's "Parish Safeguarding Handbook" which can be accessed at this web address: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/ParishSafeGuardingHandBookAugust2019Web.pdf and the Church of England Birmingham's Parish Handbook Supplement: https://www.cofebirmingham.com/content/pages/documents/15853236651230331903.pdf

St Clements Safeguarding policies include:

PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH – POLICY STATEMENT ... ST CLEMENTS PARISH SAFEGUARDING - POLICY STATEMENT ... RESPONDING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE – POLICY STATEMENT ... ST CLEMENTS ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY ... ST CLEMENTS POLICY FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS ... ST CLEMENTS PARISH SAFEGUARDING COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE ... ST CLEMENTS POLICY FOR REPORTING OF SERIOUS INCIDENTS TO THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS.

St Clements also has a HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY as well as regularly reviewing its COVID RISK ASSESSMENT.

All of these can be provided by our Parish Safeguarding Coordinator on request (see above contact details).