SAFEGUARDING POLICY

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is at the heart of our Christian faith. We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within the church community and beyond. At St George's Church we uphold The House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy which states that ‘The Church will strive to create and maintain environments that are safer for all, that promote well-being, that prevent abuse, and that create nurturing, caring conditions within the Church for children, young people and vulnerable adults…The Church will strive to support everyone to adhere to safer working good practice and to challenge the abuse of power.’

Our Safeguarding Officer is:

Gill Sargent: [email protected]

Further information can be found on the Diocesan website: https://www.elydiocese.org/safeguarding/

To contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team:

For all new concerns and referrals, please call the Safeguarding Team’s Duty Phone 01353 652747. 

During office hours the safeguarding team manage the phone.

Out of hours (including evenings and weekends)the duty phone is managed by Thirtyone:Eight.

For further information see the document attached at the bottom of this page or copy and paste this link into your internet browser: https://www.elydiocese.org/safeguarding/contact-the-safeguarding-team/

If a child or adult is at IMMEDIATE risk of harm, call 999

If you are concerned about A CHILD at risk please contact: 

Cambridgeshire County Council: 0345 045 5203 or complete a referral online

If you are concerned about an ADULT at risk please contact: 

Cambridgeshire County Council: 0345 045 5202 or complete a referral online

EMERGENCY DUTY TEAM: (out of hours): 01733 234724