St Mary's church is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers at St Mary's are expected to share this commitment.

We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have a designated safeguarding officer.

If you are concerned a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact either;

Linda Benton on [email protected].

or the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser on tel 07958 377079 email [email protected].

If you are concerned about a child or vulnerable adult in Norfolk, the contact for Norfolk County Council is 0344 800 8020 . If you have immediate or urgent concerns about the safety of a child or vulnerable adult, please contact the police on 999.

Diocese of Norwich safeguarding information including contacts can be found here:  https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/safeguarding/

The Parish Safeguarding Handbook can be found at https://www.dioceseofnorwich.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Parish_Safeguarding_Handbook_March_2019.pdf

Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility

Safeguarding

We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. Details of our safeguarding policy can be found here.