St Margaret of Antioch – Safeguarding Statement.
At St Margaret’s Barming we take the care of all God’s people seriously, as such we are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance*
A formal statement to adopt the House of Bishops’ “Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement” was agreed by the Parochial Church Council and recorded in the minutes of the meeting on 25th May 2022.
Our safeguarding officer is Mrs Emma Collins, her deputies are Mrs Leah Gardner and Mrs Sue Shardlow.
We have a safeguarding team, who meet a minimum of three times a year, to review all safe guarding matters.
We follow the guidance from the Diocese of Rochester, and national church.
Following the guidance all people working with children, young people or vulnerable adults are safely recruited, and undergo appropriate training and DBS checking.
Safeguarding information is displayed at all our church venues.
*(https://www.rochester.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/guidance-safeguarding/.)
Our safeguarding contacts are:-
Emma Collins - Safe Guarding Officer - 07847 724 889
Leah Gardner - Deputy Guarding Representative - 01622 678 433
Sue Shardlow - Deputy Safe Guarding Representative - 07837 523226
Justina MacWilliam - DBS Officer - 01622 720 389
Greg Barry - Lead Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - 01634 560 000
National Helplines:-
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111
Stop It Now: 0808 1000 900
NAPAC: 0808 801 0331
Samaritans: 116 123
Family Lives: 0808 800 2222
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Action On Elder Abuse: 080 8808 8141