Safeguarding
Holy Trinity Swalwell is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and nurturing environment for everyone, especially for children, young people and vulnerable adults.
You can find more information about safeguarding here:
Church of England Safeguarding Website
Diocese of Durham Safeguarding Website
The Church of England’s policies are available here:
‘Promoting a Safer Church’ Document
‘Parish Safeguarding Handbook’
Durham Diocese's Safeguarding Policy is available here:
Holy Trinity's Safeguarding Policy is available here:
Holy Trinity Safeguarding Policy
Please do not hesitate to get in touch with either Rev James (Rector), Mrs Susan Royal (Parish Safeguarding Officer) or our Diocesan Safeguarding Officer Beth Miller, if you have any questions or concerns about safeguarding.
Rev James Scott (Rector): [email protected]
Mrs Susan Royal (Parish Safeguarding Officer):
Beth Miller (Diocesan Safeguarding Officer): [email protected]
Privacy Notice
This Privacy Notices (GDPR) sets out how Holy Trinity Swalwell Church handles, stores, uses and shares your personal information when it collects such information from you or from a third party.
The Data Controller is the Parochial Church Council
What we collect and how we use personal data
Your rights as a Data Subject
This Privacy Notices (GDPR) sets out how Holy Trinity Swalwell handles, stores, uses and shares your personal information when it collects such information from you or from a third party.
Your rights as a Data Subject
Right to request access to your personal information and information.
You have the following rights in relation to your personal information which you can exercise by writing to us at the above address: relating to our use and processing of your personal information;
Right to request that we restrict our use of your personal information
Right to receive your personal information in a structured commonly-used and machine-readable format or transmit the data directly to another Data Controller;
Right to object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes such as direct marketing and profiling;
Right to request your personal information to be erased where it is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected
Right to withdraw your consent to the use of your personal information where the processing of your data is based on consent.
How long we retain your personal information
We will retain your personal information for no longer than necessary taking into account the following:
The purpose(s) for which we are processing your personal information, such as whether it is necessary to continue to store that information in order to perform our obligation under a contract;
Whether we have any legal obligation to continue to process your personal information such as any record keeping obligations imposed by an applicable law.
How we secure your personal information
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority and for the United Kingdom this is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The ICO’s contact details are:
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane, Wilmslow
Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113 P