Keeping Safe Statement
Most of the time at church we are like a big happy family. However,
even in very happy families people can have a bad day and even
people we know and trust can upset us. We want to help everyone
have good days all of the time. We try to make sure that people who
have jobs in the church always behave well and in a way that is
helpful to you. We never want anyone or anything in church to
frighten you, confuse you or worry you. It is important that you tell us
if something is upsetting you or if you are feeling worried about
something that's happening or something somebody is doing. We
have specially trained people who you can talk to and who you can
ask for help. These people are good at safeguarding. This means they
look after everyone's safety. Caring for people is a very important part
of our Christian life.
The people who can help you are the parish priest or the parish
safeguarding officer. You can contact the safeguarding officer:
Mike Pickwell - 01472 506950
or the parish priest:
Revd Sheena Cleaton - 01472 825745.
If you wish to speak to someone outside the church you can contact
the diocesan safeguarding team – their contact details are available
here:
https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/safeguarding-overview.
There is also information there about other places from where you can
get help or advice.
Please also read the Safeguarding Policy for St Giles with St Matthew at:
http://sgsm.org.uk/Safeguarding%20Policy.pdf

http://sgsm.org.uk/Safeguarding%20Policy.pdf