"Our parish of Wellington: St John the Baptist 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). Our Diocese of Bath & Wells’ safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO, Sharon Chorley on 01823 665254 or [email protected] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Ben Goodhind on 01749 588917 or [email protected]. 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."

Out of hours contact
'The Diocese of Bath & Wells partners with thirtyone:eight in relation to accessing the safeguarding Helpline during out of hours (which operates 5pm - midnight & 7am - 09am on Mon-Fri; 07am - midnight on Sat and Sun), on bank holidays and other absences.

During the above-mentioned instances, you are advised to contact thirtyone:eight's Safeguarding Helpline on 0303 003 1111 for emergency safeguarding queries. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow for the DSA to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the parish church/caller, so that appropriate follow up and support can be offered to the caller/situation, on the DSA's return to the office.”

Read more