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Safeguarding

St Stephen's church takes safeguarding seriously and is committed to maintaining a safe environment for all.  Below are copies of our Safeguarding Policy, Safeguarding Policy Statement.  If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please seek advice from a Safeguarding Adviser or if necessary report the matter to the Local Authoriy Social Care Services or the Police, without delay.  At the bottom of this page is a list of contacts from our church and also within the wider community.

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Safeguarding - Who to Contact

WHO'S WHO IN CHURCH

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Associate Priest - Rev Kate Reynolds

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Church Wardens - Barbara Pollard                            01977 620029

                               - Anne Dyer                                     01977 791661

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Parish Safeguarding Officer - Moira Hames            01977 620361

                                                                                        moirahames@btconnect.com

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Diocesan Safeguarding Team                                    0113 3530257

                                                                                        safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org

                                                                                       

IN THE WIDER COMMUNITY

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Police (non-emergency)                                              101

 

Social Care Direct                                                         0345 8503503        (option 1 for adult concerns, option 2 for children)

 

Childline                                                                         0800 1111              www.childline.org.uk

 

NSPCC Helpline                                                            0808 8005000

 

Samaritans                                                                    116123                   www.samaritans.org

 

National Domestic Violence Helpline                       0808 2000247

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Stop It Now                                                                   0808 1000 900

 

NAPAC                                                                            0808 801 0331

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Family Lives                                                                   0808 800 2222

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Action on Elder Abuse                                                 080 8808 8141

 

The Saviour Trust                                                         01977 600335       www.thesaviourtrust.co.uk

For all St Stephen's parish contacts, where there is no telephone number, please contact us via this website by clicking here.

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