Safeguarding

Please email Reverend Alastair Ferneley who can be contacted via [email protected] if you have any concerns around the welfare of a child, young person or vulnerable adult. If you would prefer to phone, then please call on 01423 780262. Or contact the parish Safeguarding officer:

The parish's safeguarding officer is:

Mrs Catherine Wilmore who can be contacted via [email protected], or through calling on 07815 963064

The Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers can be contacted via [email protected], or through calling 0113 353 0257

Local Authority Social Services can be contacted by calling 01609 780780



Helplines

NSPCC 0808 800 5000

Childline 0800 1111

Stop It Now 0808 1000 900

NAPAC 0800 801 0331

Samaritans 116 123

Family Lives 0808 800 2222

National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247

Action on Elder Abuse 0808 808 8141



Safeguarding Policy Statement 2017 Promoting a Safer Church

The parish safeguarding policy booklet Promoting a Safer Church can be accessed here https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-12/PromotingSaferChurchWeb.pdf



The Church of England's Policy Statement can be viewed here https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/cofe-policy-statement.pdf



The Safeguarding section of the website of the Diocese of Leeds, which includes emergency contact advice, can be accessed here http://leeds.anglican.org/safe