Safeguarding

Free Modern Slavery Training

Hope for Justice are offering free Modern Slavery online training for staff and volunteers from charities, churches and community groups who work within the area of Greater Lincolnshire.  This is an introduction to the issue, focussing on what Modern Slavery is, how to recognise it and how to report cases safely. Training spaces are limited, please click the EventBrite link to book your space on one of the sessions: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/safer-lincolnshire-partenership-33342457781

Fire Safety Check referral process for at risk categories

Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board in partnership with the Fire and Rescue service and Occupational Therapists recently released the Sherman Report which identifies that some adults are particularly vulnerable to fire risk and require further support. Our diocese is at the heart of the community in offering pastoral care and support to people experiencing a range of social challenges. This service is a valuable opportunity for inter-agency and holistic care, which we highly commend to you.

To make a request, or referral, for a free home fire safety check, please follow this link: https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/home-fire-safety/request-safe-well-check

Safeguarding Structure

Currently in this transition period while the Bishop of Lincoln returns to full episcopal duties, all his functions and authority pertaining to safeguarding have been delegated to the Bishop of Grimsby, the Rt Rev Dr David Court.

Contacting the safeguarding team & reporting concerns:

The Safeguarding Team continues to support you in your work as we transition out of lockdown. Should you need to speak with anyone about a serious safeguarding matter, please find details below.

• During office hours - to speak with the duty Safeguarding Professional, please email [email protected] giving a brief description of your concern or question and a telephone number and they will respond with an appropriate response as soon as practicable.
• For allegations against a Church Officer outside of office hours - please contact your area archdeacon - contact numbers can be found at: https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/archdeacons-office .
• Any other concern outside of office hours - 

  If your matter is emergency please contact the police on 999 or 101, or for non-church related safeguarding matters please contact your local authority:

  • Lincolnshire County Council
  • North East Lincolnshire County Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council
• For general enquiries, please contact the safeguarding team administrator, Kate, on [email protected] or 07711 885968. Alternatively scroll down for information about DBS, training, or survivor support.

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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.