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Safeguarding

The Church of England and the Methodist Church work in partnership with other Christian Churches and other agencies in delivering safeguarding.

 

At Christ Church we take very seriously our Safeguarding Responsibilities. Our appointed and trained Safeguarding Officer is Mrs Briony Allen

She can be contacted on 07866 915606 or via the parish office.

 

At Christ Church we are committed to:

 

  • The care, nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministry with, all children, young people and all adults;

  • The safeguarding and protection of all children, young people and all adults

  • The establishing of safe, caring communities which provide a loving environment where victims of abuse can report or disclose abuse and where they can find support and best practice that contributes to the prevention of abuse.

 

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To this end:

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  • We will carefully select, support and train all those with any responsibility within the Church, in line with the principles of Safer Recruitment. We will respond without delay to every complaint made, that any adult, child or young person may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigation.

  • We will seek to offer informed pastoral care and support to anyone who has suffered abuse, developing with them an appropriate ministry that recognises the importance of understanding the needs of those who have been abused, including their feelings of alienation and / or isolation.

  • We will seek to protect survivors of abuse from the possibility of further harm and abuse.

  • We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especially by anyone in a position of respect and responsibility, where they are trusted by others.

  • We will seek to offer pastoral care and support, including supervision, and referral to the appropriate authorities, to any member of our Church community known to have offended against a child, young person or adult who is vulnerable.

 

In all these principles we will follow legislation, guidance and recognised good practice.

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See below for the Christ Church Crookham Parish Safeguarding Policy Statement

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Are you a survivor or victim of church related abuse? Could you help the Diocese of Guildford to learn from the past and protect the future?
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The Diocese of Guildford is currently reviewing all its records, across all 162 parishes, to ensure that all safeguarding concerns and allegations have been identified, reported, and appropriately actioned. Critical to this, is the voice of survivors and victims. The Diocese of Guildford wants to listen to and to learn from your experiences and ensure that your voices are heard throughout this review process.

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Coming forward

Anybody who would like to give information or make disclosures about church-related abuse is asked to contact Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Jackie Broadfoot (jackie.broadfoot@cofeguildford.org.uk  07918 559387).

 

Support is available

The Diocese recognises that coming forward may be extremely difficult and dedicated support has been set up for you. Two confidential listening services have been set up, for those people who have experienced church related abuse but who might want to talk through their experiences and feelings before taking any next step.

To find out more about the support available click here.

 

Building the safest community we can

Bishop Andrew, Diocesan Bishop for the Diocese of Guildford explains why we are doing this: “It is important we do everything we can to make our churches the safest places they can be. Safe means different things to different people but this review will help us to ensure that the concerns reported to our churches have been dealt with properly, and the care taken and the support given is of the high quality that people rightly deserve.  We have learnt from a previous review that that survivors and victims’ voices are critical, and I would urge you to come forward.”

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