Keeping Safe Statement
At St Giles with St Matthew we are committed to:
• The care, nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with all children, young people and adults;
• The safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and all adults;
• The establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where victims of abuse can report or disclose abuse and where they can find support and best practice that contributes to the prevention of abuse.
If anyone has any concerns regarding safeguarding please contact the Parish Safeguarding Coordinators listed below.

Rev’d Sheena Cleaton 01472 825745
Mike Pickwell 01472 506950
If you wish to speak to someone outside the church you can contact
the diocesan safeguarding team – their contact details are available
here:
https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/safeguarding-overview.
Diocesan Safeguarding Team 01522 504070
Other numbers where you can find help or advice are:
Adult Social Care 01472 256256
Children’s Social Care 01472 326292

Most of the time at church we are like a big happy family. However,
even in very happy families people can have a bad day and even
people we know and trust can upset us. We want to help everyone
have good days all of the time. We try to make sure that people who
have jobs in the church always behave well and in a way that is
helpful to you. We never want anyone or anything in church to
frighten you, confuse you or worry you. It is important that you tell us if something is upsetting you or if you are feeling worried about
something that's happening or something somebody is doing. We
have specially trained people who you can talk to and who you can
ask for help. These people are good at safeguarding. This means they
look after everyone's safety. Caring for people is a very important part of our Christian life.


Please also read the Safeguarding Policy for St Giles with St Matthew at:
http://sgsm.org.uk/Safeguarding%20Policy.pdf

http://sgsm.org.uk/Safeguarding%20Policy.pdf