We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our community.
Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm.
If you are worried about a current or historic incidence of abuse – which could be sexual, financial, emotional, controlling behaviour, bullying or domestic abuse – you don’t need to suffer alone.
Please contact: Parish Safeguarding Officer.
The post is presently vacant, please contact Carl Steventon as Diocesan Safeguarding Officer with any concerns.
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer Carl Steventon 07593817717 carl.steventon@hereford.anglican.org
https://www.hereford.anglican.org/safeguarding
Or report the matter to your Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police.
If in doubt, please don’t hesitate to call the police:
Herefordshire Council Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
Children: 01432 260800
Adult: 01432 260715
Emergency Duty Team: 0330 123 9309 (after 5 pm, weekends and Public Holidays)
National helplines:
NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
Childline – 0800 1111
Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900
NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
Samaritans – 116 123
Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141
You can find out more about Safeguarding in the Church of England here:https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding
And you can read the Parish Safeguarding Handbook here: