The Stour Vale Benefice takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times. For more information see the Safeguarding pages for each parish.

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Jeremy Stanford on 07766 071538.

Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding team: [email protected] to speak to a caseworker or Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor regarding safeguarding concerns or ongoing cases. Or 01722 438651 and press option 3.

For out of hours help: If your query is urgent or out of hours (5pm Friday to 10pm Sunday), please contact thirtyone:eight on 0303 0031111.

Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm

For more information about Safeguarding in the Salisbury Diocese please go to https://salisbury.anglican.org/workingforjustice/safeguarding/.