We are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. The trustees have adopted the Church of England’s Promoting a Safer Church safeguarding policy, which is available here.
The church safeguarding policy can be viewed here.
The Church Safeguarding Officer is Grace Kwong. She can be contacted by emailing [email protected]. In addition, both the Diocese of London Safeguarding Advisors and the independent safeguarding charity Thirtyone:eight can also be contacted directly using the details below:
The Diocese of London Safeguarding Advisers (DSA): 020 7932 1224
Thirtyone:eight (formerly CCPAS – an independent Christian safeguarding charity): 24-hour helpline 0303 003 1111
There are also a wide range of organisations that are independent of and external to the church who can offer further support and advice, including the following:
Family Lives: 0808 800 222
Childline: 0800 1111
Action on Elder Abuse: helpline 0808 808 8141
National Domestic Violence: 24-hour helpline 0808 2000 247
NAPAC – offers support and advice for adult survivors of sexual abuse: 0808 8010331
MACAS – for people who have been abused by church officers: 0808 801 0340
The latest copy of our Children’s & Youth Handbook can be found here. This sets out our policies, procedures and guidance for working with the children and young people in our care.