Safeguarding

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE SAFEGUARDING TEAM:

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Contacting the safeguarding team & reporting concerns:

This is a time of great uncertainty for everyone and the impact from Covid-19 related lockdown has been significant. It is a time where we need to come together more than ever to create safe spaces. I ask you to please remember how important safeguarding everyone is and continue to ensure safeguarding is integral to all the work we do. Remember, there may be individuals who pose a risk and who are on agreements wanting to re-join our parishes / churches. Where they are unable to seek sanctuary in their own parish, they may look for an alternative. Please be vigilant, be aware and most of all be prepared to contact the team so we can ensure they are able to worship in a safe way until their church is open.

• For all church related safeguarding matters, to discuss case work or to discuss an allegation against a church officer DURING OFFICE HOURS, please email [email protected] or
  • Call Penny Turner, Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, on 07432 522412.   
  • Call Angie Barber, Diocesan Safeguarding Caseworker, on 07712 321361

• FOR EMERGENCY ADVICE OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS please follow the voicemail instructions
• To make a complaint or for whistleblowing, please follow this link: Complaints & Whistleblowing

• If you are a survivor who is seeking independent support or advocacy, please contact Gemma Marks-Good, by following this link Diocesan Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate (DSVA) 

• Safeguarding Training (Lucy Russell): For contact details, follow this link Safeguarding Training 

• Please contact our Safeguarding Team Administrator, Kate Mitchell, should you need any further information or support: 07701 364466 or [email protected] 

• Contact details for Local Authority Teams are:

  • Lincolnshire County Council
  • North East Lincolnshire County Council
  • North Lincolnshire Council

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.