We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our community.
The Church of England will:
- Promote a safer environment and culture
- Safely recruit and support all those with any responsibility related to children and vulnerable adults within the Church
- Respond promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation
- Care pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons
- Care pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons
- Respond to those that may pose a present risk to others
These policy commitments are based on our five foundations:
- Gospel
- Human rights and the law
- Core principles
- Good safeguarding practice
- Learning from the past
If you are worried about a current or historic incidence of abuse - which could be sexual, financial, emotional, controlling behaviour, bullying or domestic abuse - you don’t need to suffer alone. Please contact Father Guy or Ceri Hibbert (07754 559043) to share your concerns. Alternatively, support can be found at safespacesenglandandwales.
You can also seek advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, or report the matter to your Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police. If in doubt, please don't hesitate to call the police.
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser: Carl Steventon
07593817717 Carl.steventon@hereford.anglican.org
Herefordshire Council Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
Children: 01432 260800
Adult: 01432 260715
Emergency Duty Team: 0330 123 9309 (after 5 pm, weekends and Public Holidays)
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Childline (help line for children): 0800 11 11
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Action on Elder Abuse: 0808 808 8141
You can find out more about Safeguarding in the Church of England here: https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church-safeguarding
And you can read the Parish Safeguarding Handbook here: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/ParishSafeGuardingHandBookAugust2019Web.pdf