St. Matthew and St. Luke's takes it's responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Durham to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.

Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded using the link at the bottom of the page

The Safeguarding Information published by the Diocese of Durham can be found at https://durhamdiocese.org/safeguarding-abuse-concerns/

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Joyce Barber on 01325 283778 or email [email protected]

Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Beth Miller on 07968034075 or email [email protected] | [email protected]