Safeguarding

As a Parish we adhere to the Diocesan safeguarding policy which has been adopted by our PCC.

Information on the Diocesan Safeguarding policy and Diocesan safeguarding team can be obtained here.
 

Safeguarding Inquiries or Concerns

If you have inquiries regarding safeguarding or there is an issue you would like to raise please feel free to contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer or the Incumbent. Contact details can be found on the Who's Who page of this site.

Alternatively you can use our contact form to contact the Parish Safeguarding Officer.

If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please seek advice from a Safeguarding Advisor, or if necessary report the matter to the Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police without delay.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Jackie Jenkins, Tel: 01483 799 481. Click here to download Jackie's talk on Safeguarding Sunday.

The Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor is Jackie Broadfoot. Please contact her on 07918 559387 or at jackie.broadfoot@cofeguildford.org.uk.

More information about Safeguarding in the diocese and other support: cofeguildford.org.uk/reporting.

For all emergencies call 999.

Are you a survivor or victim of church related abuse? Could you help the Diocese of Guildford to learn from the past and protect the future? If so, please download and read this document.
 

Useful Contacts

Children: 

• Childline for children and young people – 0800 1111
• NSPCC for adults concerned about a child – 0808 800 5000
• Family Lives support and advice on family issues – 0808 800 2222
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub - 03004 709 100 cspa@surreycc.gov.uk

Adults: 

• 24-hour National Domestic Violence helpline – 0808 2000 247
• Your Sanctuary (Surrey domestic abuse helpline 9am-9pm) - 01483 776 822
• DeafHope (domestic abuse) (BSL) Text Number – 07970 350366
• NAPAC offer support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse – 0808 8010 331
• Action on Elder Abuse helpline – 0808 808 8141
• SurvivorsUK – 0203 598 3898
• National Rape Crisis Helpline – 0808 802 9999
• National Association for People Abused in Childhood – 0808 801 0331

Other:

• Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to – 116 123
• Modern Day Slavery Helpline – 0800 0121 0700
• Cruse bereavement helpline – 0808 808 1677
• MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers – 0808 801 0340
• The Survivors Trust – 0808 801 0818

Our Safeguarding Team

• Rector: Revd Fiona Simon - 01483 473377
• Parish Safeguarding Officer: Jackie Jenkins - 01483 799 481