St Mary’s Church Hale with Halebank
Policy Statement on Children, Young people and the Church.
This statement was first agreed at the PCC meeting on the 3rd March 2014 and reviewed regularly since that date.

As members of this church, we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all, especially children and young people.
It is the responsibility of each one of us to prevent the physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual of children and young people and to report any abuse discovered or suspected.
We recognise that our work with children and young people is the responsibility of the whole church.
Our Church is committed to supporting, resourcing, and training those who work with children and young people and to providing supervision.
Our Church is committed to following the guidelines and procedures published by the Diocese.
Our Parish will adopt good practice guidelines.
Each worker with children and young people will know the guidelines and undertake to follow them. Each will be given a copy of our Parish’s agreed procedures and Good practice guidelines.
As part of our commitment to children and young people the PCC has appointed a Safeguarding Team listed opposite.

Children if you have any complaints about your treatment here- Contact any member of the Safeguarding team.
Children and young people are an important part of our Church today.
They have much to give as well as to receive.
We will listen to them.
As we nurture them in worship, learning and in community life, we will respect the wishes and feelings of children and young people.

St Marys Church Hale and Halebank
Contact Details

Safeguarding Team ( Parish Safeguarding Officers)
Kathleen Williams. Children. Tel 0151 425 5171. Mob 07796467879

Lead Recruiter. Jenna Birch [email protected]
Team Rector
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Diocesan Safeguarding Team
Suzanne Atherton – Head of Safeguarding (DSO) – email: [email protected] or telephone 07904 418 048

Stuart Barton Ainsworth – Deputy Diocesan Safeguarding Officer (DDSO) – email: [email protected] or telephone 07919 112979

Karen Williams – Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser – email: [email protected] or telephone 07946189061

For training enquiries, please contact Sarah McKeown, Safeguarding Training Officer - Email: [email protected] or Telephone: 07880024071

For support with DBS. Safer recruitment and Safeguarding Dashboards please contact Debbie Doran – Email [email protected] or tel 0151 705 2124. Debbie’s normal hours of work are Monday and Tuesday from 8.30-5.30pm.

Deborah Doran
Safeguarding Team Support
My hours of work are Monday and Tuesday 8.30am-5.30pm
Telephone: 0151 705 2124
Email: [email protected]

In an emergency contact the Emergency Services.
Out of hours The Diocese of Liverpool partners with Thirtyone:eight in relation in accessing any urgent safeguarding advice during out of hours (weekdays 5pm - midnight/7am – 9pm on weekends and bank holidays) please call Thirtyone:eight on 03030031111 and one of their team will advise you appropriately. : From the 1st of April 2026, when you ring Thirtyone:eight please listen carefully to all the options as they have changed. When advised, you should select:
option 1 - 'Yes' to membership and you can then select either of the following options:
'speak with the Helpline team' OR
'you are part of an organisation that has an information sharing agreement with us'
When you get through to the team please mention, that you are calling from Liverpool Diocese who are an 'Information sharing holder.'

If you cannot get through to an Advisor immediately, please leave a clear message and they will get back to you soon. They will put their advice to you in writing. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow for the DSA to receive a copy of the written advice.
To contact 31:8 for DBS related queries, please contact them during office hours on 0303 0003 1111 – option 1

Diocese of Liverpool
St James House | 20 St James Road | Liverpool L1 7BY
www.liverpool.anglican.org | www.liverpoolcathedral.org.uk


If you wish to report any safeguarding concerns directly to the National Safeguarding Team please email [email protected].


Diocesan web site
http:www.liverpool.anglican.org/safeguarding.