Safety First

Safeguarding Policy Statement

v1.0Agreed by leadership on 28th May 2023

Protection of Children and Adults Policy Statement

This place of worship is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults with care and support needs and ensuring their well-being.

We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of adults at risk of harm and abuse, and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.

We recognise the personal dignity and rights of adults and will ensure all our policies and procedures reflect this.

We believe all adults should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of the place of worship / organisation.

We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and adults with care and support needs.

We believe every child should be valued, safe and happy. We want to make sure that children we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are experiencing significant harm.

Our Commitment

We are committed to following statutory, denominational and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and adults, and will ensure that as a place of worship all workers will work within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding policy.

For safeguarding concerns or queries, please contact us.