At St Mary’s we want everyone to be and to feel safe.

Safeguarding: who to contact in an emergency

If a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention, call the emergency services on 999. If there are concerns about their immediate welfare, don’t delay – call Children and Adults Social care on 0345 050 7666 or the MASH Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team on 0800 833408

Information about MASH can be found here

https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/business/information-providers/multi-agency-safeguarding-hub

Please inform the Parish Safeguarding Officer, Lesley Burge, that you have contacted them.

Safeguarding: who to contact with concerns

For safeguarding concerns at St Mary's please immediately inform the Parish Safeguarding Officer, Lesley Burge on 01295 276045 or email [email protected]

For Further support or to report a Safeguarding Concern to the Diocese of Oxford you can make a Safeguarding Referral.



Please call: 01865 208295 or email: [email protected] for urgent safeguarding concerns, Mon. to Thurs. 9am to 5pm and Fri. 9am to 4.30pm.



A Safeguarding Referral Form needs be used to refer safeguarding concerns to members of the diocesan safeguarding team. All phone or email referrals to the safeguarding team must be followed up by completing the Safeguarding Referral Form and returning it to: [email protected]

The safeguarding team aim to acknowledge receipt of all referrals within 48 hours. A member of the safeguarding team will contact the referrer, in accordance with case prioritisation, to discuss the referral further.