SAFEGUARDING
Great St Mary's,
Sawbridgeworth is part of the Diocese of St. Albans in the Church of England,
whose Archbishops, Bishops, clergy and leaders are absolutely committed to
safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church.
Safeguarding means the action the
Church takes to promote a safer culture and environment. This means we will
promote the welfare of children, young people and adults, work to prevent abuse
from occurring, seek to protect those that are at risk of being abused and
respond well to those that have been abused. We will take care to identify
where a person may present a risk to others, and offer support to them whilst
taking steps to mitigate such risks.
The Church of England affirms the
‘Whole Church’ approach to safeguarding. This approach encompasses a commitment
to consistent policy and practice across all Church bodies, Church Officers and
that everyone associated with the Church, who comes into contact with children,
young people and adults, has a role to play.
The Church will take appropriate steps
to maintain a safer environment for all and to practise
fully and positively Christ’s Ministry towards children, young people and adults,
responding sensitively and compassionately to their needs in order to help keep
them safe from harm.
Safeguarding is
the responsibility of everyone here at Great St Mary's Sawbridgeworth. Jane Johnson is our Parish
Safeguarding Officer (PSO) and can be contacted about any
safeguarding matter on 07808 684357 or safeguarding@sawbridgeworthchurch.org.uk . If Jane is unavailable you can contact
our Deputy PSO, Hazel Mead on 07709 068 882.
As there is no Vicar
in post during the Vacancy following Fr Simon Vivian’s move to all Saints’
Hockerill, you can contact either of our churchwardens Gilly
Squire gilly@sawbridgeworthchurch.org.uk or Anthony
Heard anthony@sawbridgeworthchurch.org.uk
Here is the link to the Sawbridgeworth PCC Safeguarding Policy
Jez Hirst is the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser on 01727 818107 | 07867 350886 | safeguarding@stalbans.anglican.org
Two very useful links:
More information on the Church of
England’s National Safeguarding can be found here: www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding
More information about Safeguarding in
the Diocese of St. Albans can be found here: https://www.stalbansdiocese.org/safeguarding/
Thank you
