Safeguarding

*Watch this space for important updates from the team*

Contacting the safeguarding team & reporting concerns:

• To improve the efficiency of responses to safeguarding and DBS enquiries, thirtyone:eight will be working in partnership with us as of Friday 21^st January. Please contact them in the first instance for all safeguarding enquiries or to report a safeguarding concern: 0303 003 11 11 (select option 3). Thirtyone:eight are an independent Christian charity who will be supporting the Diocesan Safeguarding Team to protect vulnerable people from abuse in the Diocese of Lincoln.

  Training enquiries should continue to be directed to our training coordinator, Lucy, at [email protected] or 07701 364466.

• Reporting an allegation or concern but are unable to reach thirtyone:eight or the Diocesan Safeguarding Team:
  • If your matter is emergency please contact the police on 999 or 101,
  • or contact your local authority:
    • Lincolnshire County Council
    • North East Lincolnshire County Council
    • North Lincolnshire Council

• To tell us about changes to the PSO role-holder or to update your contact details, please click HERE

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To make a complaint or for whistleblowing, please follow this link: Complaints & Whistleblowing

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A specialist national helpline (Tel 0800 80 20 20) has been set up to operate independently of the church. The Helpline is operated by the NSPCC . Anyone can use the helpline to provide information or to raise concerns regarding abuse within the Church of England context; whether they are reporting issues relating to children, adults or seeking to whistle blow about poor safeguarding practice.