Our parish of Stourpaine: Holy Trinity 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). If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Caroline Jones (contact details in our Safeguarding Policy. Please use the link below) or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor.
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.
The aim of the Church of England is to make churches safer and also to create safe places where people feel able to disclose abuse beyond the church (e.g. at home, school or work).

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

The phone numbers and websites to the following places:

Safe Spaces – 0300 303 1056 Home - Safe Spaces England and Wales
NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC
Childline – 0800 1111 Childline | Childline
Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900 https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
NAPAC – 0808 801 0331 NAPAC - Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse
Samaritans – 116 123 Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen
Family Lives – 0808 800 2222 Parenting and Family Support | Family Lives
National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247 Homepage - National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Hourglass – 0808 808 8141 Hourglass Services | Hourglass

Safeguarding Policy