The safety and wellbeing of children and young people is at the heart of everything we do at St Wilfrid’s. We want our church to be a place where children are not only safe, but feel safe.
Need to report a concern? Our current safeguarding arrangements, contacts and helplines are on the Safeguarding page. If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
How we keep children safe
- Everyone who works with children or young people on behalf of the parish is safely recruited, checked through the Disclosure and Barring Service where required, and trained in safeguarding.
- All our helpers follow the parish Behaviour Code for Adults working with Children.
- Junior Church and youth activities always have at least two adults present, and parents are told about any activity that involves physical contact, trips or photographs.
- We follow the safeguarding policy of the Church of England and the Diocese of Chichester, and work with the Diocesan Safeguarding Team and statutory agencies whenever there is a concern.
- Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is available to listen to anyone – child or adult – who has a worry.
Policies
The policies currently adopted by our PCC, including our safeguarding and e-safety policies, can be read on the PCC Policies page.
Archive: 2009 diocesan policy
The documents below are the Diocese of Chichester’s 2009 children and young people safeguarding policy, which this page used to publish. They have since been replaced by current national and diocesan guidance and are kept here for reference only.