Please take time to familiarise yourself with our safeguarding policy;
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 8th June 2023.
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Our safeguarding officer is Mrs Emma Collins, her deputies are Mrs Leah Gardner and Mr Phil Thursby.
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We have a safeguarding team, who meet a minimum of three times a year, to review all safe guarding matters.
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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.
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Safeguarding information is displayed at all our church venues.​
*(https://www.rochester.anglican.org/.../guidance.../.)
Our safeguarding contacts are:-​
Emma Collins - Safe Guarding Officer - 07847 724 889
​Leah Gardner - Deputy Guarding Representative - 01622 678 433
Justina MacWilliam - DBS Officer - 01622 720 389
Greg Barry - Lead Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser - 01634 560 000
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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
Promoting a Safer Church Safeguarding Policy Statement can be found here https://d3hgrlq6yacptf.cloudfront.net/.../1603726336.pdf
A copy of the Parish Safeguarding Handbook can be found here https://d3hgrlq6yacptf.cloudfront.net/.../1603726665.pdf