Our ethos is that Church should be a place where everyone can feel safe. We therefore follow Church of England Safeguarding policy and practice. We believe that safeguarding is about caring for one another and looking out for one another - and each of us has a crucial role to play in that. This is a copy of our renewed Annual Safeguarding Statement, which following the recent appointment of Joanna Hollings as our new Parish Safeguarding Officer, was ratified by the PCC at its meeting on Monday 23rd November 2020: Parish Safeguarding Policy Statement Parish of St Martin-in-Herne with St Peter’s Greenhill This parochial church council has adopted the safeguarding policies and procedures of the Church of England. In particular we are committed to:
We have appointed: Joanna Hollings (Tel: 07980 033579) as our Parish Safeguarding Officer. Approved by the Parochial Church Council (PCC) on Monday November 23rd 2020 Signed ………………………………………………. Date ………………………... (Parish Priest) Signed ………………………………………………. Date ………………………... (Church Warden(s)) Any child wishing to talk about a problem can contact Childline on 0800 1111 Any parent or carer wishing to talk about parenting problems can contact Family Lives on 0808 800 2222
The Parish Safeguarding Officer is available to speak with adults or children
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