The Good Shepherd Church takes its duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding
The Diocese of Liverpool aims to:
- Promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of harm
- Prevent abuse occurring
- Protect those at risk of abuse
- Respond well to those who have been abuse
COHL Safeguarding Policy Statement 2026.pdf
Reporting Abuse
If you have information about a safeguarding situation where a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention, call 999.
If you do not think there is a risk of immediate harm, please speak to a safeguarding professional about your concern as soon as possible. If you have significant concerns please report to children’s social service or adult’s social services without delay. Contact details for local councils across the Diocese can be downloaded here – council safeguarding links
When reporting a concern to the Safeguarding Team please be sure to contact them using the information shown below:
you can email: [email protected] or go to the website: Safeguarding Matters - Diocese of Liverpool
Outside office hours For urgent safeguarding advice during out of office hours – between 7-00am-9.00am and 5pm-midnight weekdays, weekends and bank holidays please call our partners Thirtyone:eight on 0303 003 1111 (option 1) for confidential advice, guidance and support.
The Responding Promptly to Every Safeguarding Concern or Allegation flow chart can be downloaded and can help guide you through the responding and reporting process – Responding Promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation flowchart.pdf
If you wish to report any safeguarding concerns directly to the National Safeguarding Team please email [email protected].
The Good Shepherd's Safeguarding Officer is Irene, her email is: [email protected]