Safeguarding    

At St Philip and St James church we are committed to Safeguarding Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults. 
Our PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website   Each year the PCC re-commits itself to following the  House of Bishops’ “Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement” which can be found online and a physical copy is in the church office. That statement of commitment can be found here.  We have also adopted a policy on how we respond to domestic abuse.
 

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer position is Debby Saunders.
Debby can be contacted at church
or on safeguarding@pipnjims.co.uk 
or via the Church switchboard on 01634 681671



We are part of the Diocese of Rochester. The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser can be contacted at dsasafeguarding@rochester.anglican.org  for details of the current members of the Diocesan team click here . 

If you are looking for support as a victim or survivor then this Diocesan page might help

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


A Prayer: 
Loving God, we pray that this church may be a place of welcome, security and compassion.
Keep us watchful yet caring, trusting yet ready to question,
that all who worship here may do so in safety and in the knowledge of your love;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen