St Chad’s Church welcomes all members of the community and we are committed to ensuring it is a safe place for everyone.

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We have adopted the House of Bishops Safeguarding Policy (see the Parish Safeguarding Handbook) for children, young people & adults and commit to:

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• Promoting a safer environment and culture.
• Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children and vulnerable adults.
•  Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
• Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse or other affected persons.
• Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns/allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
• Responding to those that may pose a present risk.

You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding.

If anyone has any concerns regarding any safeguarding issues, they should contact our Safeguarding Officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer

Margaret Northam or Carol Jones

Email: margaretnortham@yahoo.co.uk

Email: caroljones737@gmail.com

Chester Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser

Sean Augustin

Email : safeguarding@chester.anglican.org

Phone : 01928 718834

If there is immediate risk or danger contact the police on 999.

Out-of-hours support

Thirtyone:eight

For out-of-hours safeguarding advice, ring our partner organisation, Thirtyone:eight on 0303 003 1111. Thrityone:eight is an independent Christian charity that offers a telephone listening service for adult survivors of abuse to talk about their experiences in detail and in confidence with a sensitive listener. 

Download this leaflet for more information about the Thirtyone:eight listening service. 

Safe Spaces

However, we recognise that for those with a lived experience of abuse from within the Church, you may want to speak to a different independent charity specialising in supporting victims and survivors of abuse. Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service that provides a confidential, personal, and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church.
 

If you are seeking urgent advice during out-of-hours, you should contact your local social services team or local police on 101 and alert the diocesan Safeguarding Team as soon as possible.