As St Leonard's we offer a warm welcome to all visitors to our churches. We support the Church of England's commitment to create Safer Churches. It is now compulsory to display safeguarding information on our websites to provide useful links and to signpost where help and support can be sought if you have any concerns about your own safety or the safety of others.

Our parishes are 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 Officers (PSOs). Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages at https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/safeguarding contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSOs.

If you are concerned about a safeguarding issue relating to church, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Caroline Hunt on 01347 878242 or [email protected]
You can also contact York Diocesan Safeguarding Team directly for advice on 01904 699524 or email them at [email protected]

Please note:
If you have immediate concerns about your own safety, or the safety of someone else, you should contact the police on 999.
If the matter is urgent but does not require the police, you can contact York Social Care Services on the 24-hrs helpline on 0300 13112131 https://www.york.gov.uk/ChildrensSocialCare
https://www.york.gov.uk/homepage/27/adult-social-care.