Safeguarding at St John’s

Safeguarding is at the heart of the Gospel and we are committed to safeguarding good practice, to creating an environment where all people, especially those who may be vulnerable, are able to worship and to share together safely.

Safeguarding Policy

The PCC uses the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard to inform its annual review of safeguarding practices and procedures which includes adopting the Church of England Safeguarding Policy. The policy can be found here Safeguarding Policy 2024 and a signed copy of the Policy Statement is displayed in the porch.

Safeguarding Parish Handbook

The Parish Handbook is issued by the National Safeguarding Team. It distils the key elements of good safeguarding practice.

Key messages from this are:

• The welfare of the child, young person and vulnerable adult is at all times paramount, and takes precedence over all other considerations.

• The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser(DSA) must be consulted whenever a safeguarding concern of any kind arises in the parish.

• Safeguarding is part of our core faith and an integral feature of Christian life in our parish churches.

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Pip Lloyd-Perks, if you need to get in touch with Pip please click here.

For urgent matters you can contact her on 07717 460038.

The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Jackie Broadfoot who can be contacted via the Diocesan Safeguarding webpages here or on 01483 790379.