Safeguarding

• All our children and vulnerable adults’ groups have leaders that are DBS checked.
• Our volunteers have had relevant safe guarding training.

You can download a copy of our safeguarding policy from here.

Whom to contact if you need to find support, guidance or further information regarding safe guarding:

Hannah Wright – Safeguarding Officer for Bar Hill Church (church 01954 206120) hannah.wright@barhillchurch.org.uk

Helplines 

• NSPCC for adults concerned about a child – 0808 800 5000

• Childline for children and young people – 0800 1111

• Action on Elder Abuse helpline – 0808 808 8141

• 24-hour National Domestic Violence helpline – 0808 2000 247

• NAPAC offer support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse – 08088010331

• Stop It Now preventing child sexual abuse – 0808 1000 900

• Cruse bereavement helpline – 0808 808 1677

• Family Lives support and advice on family issues – 0808 800 222

• MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers – 0808 801 0340

• Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to – 116 123

Making Safeguarding Referrals

Please call the Safeguarding Duty Messaging Service: 01353 652747

When making a referral by calling the Safeguarding Duty Messaging Service, please leave a message with your name, telephone number, and a brief explanation of the reason for your call. The team member on duty will be alerted to your message and will call you back to discuss your safeguarding referral, offering professional advice and support, and together with you, agree on a plan to manage the next steps.

In a safeguarding emergency, please contact the Police on 999.

Out of hours: To report a safeguarding concern when the Diocesan Office is closed, or when Diocesan Safeguarding Team members are unavailable, you can call the Safeguarding Duty Telephone Number: 01353 652747, which will forward your call to our partners at the ‘thirtyone:eight’ Helpline. Let them know that you are calling from the Diocese of Ely. (Please note that the Helpline is not available between Midnight and 7:00 am.)