Safeguarding
SAFEGUARDING AT ST MARY THE VIRGIN CHURCH, RIVERHEAD WITH DUNTON GREEN
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As a church, we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. Safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults is the responsibility of us all, whether they are in the communities in which we live or part of our Christian family.
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If you have a concern regarding a child, young person or adult who may be at risk of harm, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Jane Ibbotson (safeguardingstmarys@icloud.com)
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Lay Minister (Daphne Harrison daphneharrison@yahoo.co.uk).
Other Contacts​
You can also contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer:
Greg Barry on 07585 952174
dsasafeguarding@rochester.anglican.org
Outside of this, you can contact:
thirtyone: eight on 0303 003 11 11.
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If you or someone you are concerned about is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm, please telephone the police on 999.
As a Church, we have adopted the House of Bishops’ “Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement” a copy of which can be found here: Promoting a Safer Church policy. You can view our formal safeguarding statement here: Safeguarding Statement.
Further information on Safeguarding, together with details of other organisations which can provide support, can be found here: Support for Victims and Survivors.
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