SAFEGUARDING

At St Richard's we are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of all our members.       

We recognise that safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.

We are committed to implementing all safeguarding policies and practice guidance issued by
the House of Bishops

We will carefully select and train all those who work or volunteer in positions of trust. We
will use the Disclosure and Barring Service, amongst other tools, to check the background of
each person. 

We will respond, without delay, to every concern made that a person for whom we are
responsible may have been harmed. 

We will co-operate fully with statutory agencies during any investigation concerning a member
of the church community.

We will seek to ensure that anyone for whom we have pastoral responsibility who has suffered
abuse is offered support that meets their needs.

We will respond appropriately to those who have committed sexual offences who wish to
join our fellowship, following the House of Bishop's guidance and advice of the Safeguarding Team.

We will review this policy annually and as part of this process will ensure that all our procedures, particularly in relation to the Disclosure and Barring Service, are up to date.

E-mail: Strichardssafeguarding@gmail.com

Diocesan Safeguarding Team:   

Colin Perkins, Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor

Telephone: 01323 425 0303

E-mail: safeguarding@chichesteranglican.org

Website: https://safeguardingchichester.anglican.org

USEFUL LINKS:-

Diocese of Chichester Policies and Guidance

The Church of England House of Bishops’ policy, “Protecting children & vulnerable adults” 

Promoting A Safer Church - Church of England's Safeguarding Policy

Nationally, the Thinkuknow organisation carries a wealth of useful information. Their website can be found here Think u Know

Local Agencies

Sussex Police

ESCC Children's Services

ESCC Adult Services

NSPCC - 0808 8000 5000

Childline - 0800 1111

Stop it Now - 0808 1000 900