SAFEGUARDING
Here at St Anne’s we believe that safeguarding is part of our core mission, valuing everyone in God’s image. We do all we can to ensure that our worshipping communities offer welcoming and safe places for children and vulnerable adults, by making safeguarding everyone’s responsibility.
Our safeguarding policy is based on the 5 Standards adopted by the Church of England:
Culture, Leadership and Capacity: Church bodies have safe and healthy cultures, effective leadership, resourcing and scrutiny arrangements necessary to deliver high-quality safeguarding practices and outcomes.
Prevention: Church bodies have in place a planned range of measures which together are effective in preventing abuse in their context.
Recognising, Assessing and Managing Risk: Risk assessments, safety plans and associated processes are of a high quality and result in positive outcomes. The assessment and management of risk is underpinned by effective partnership working.
Victims and Survivors: Victims and survivors experience the timeliness and quality of Church bodies' responses to disclosures, and their subsequent support, as positively meeting their needs, including their search for justice and helping their healing process.
Learning, Supervision and Support: All those engaged in safeguarding-related activity in Church bodies receive the type and level of learning, professional development, support and supervision necessary to respond to safeguarding situations, victims and survivors, and respondents, effectively.
Our Parish Safeguarding Officers are Stephanie Schlingensiepen, Michael Bow and Linda April.
Stephanie, Michael and Linda can be contacted at safeguarding@stanneswandsworth.org.uk or through our church office at info@stanneswandsworth.org.uk / 0203 659 7146. Linda, Michael and Stephanie are supported by the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese of Southwark.
Useful links and Information
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are worried about a child.
Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse.
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
Hourglass Helpline: 0808 808 8141 (free, open Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm). Phone if you are an older victim of abuse or neglect, or are concerned about someone else who might be.
If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm, contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser on 020 7939 9423 (office hours), 07982 279713 (out of hours).
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.