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Safeguarding

At St Michael & All Angel's Church we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We are committed to implementing the House of Bishop's safeguarding policies and good practice. Click here to download St Michael's safeguarding policy in PDF format

We have adopted the national Church of England's robust procedures and guidelines. You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer. 

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Rev Alison Boulton

Email: safeguarding@middlewichparishchurch.org.uk.

Phone: 01606 591559

The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted at safeguarding@chester.anglican.org or on 01928 643442

You can find further useful contact information at https://www.chester.anglican.org/social-responsibility/safeguarding.

 

Out of Hours Support

The Diocese of Chester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency:

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

HELPLINES

NSPCC: 0808 800 5000

Childline: 0800 1111

Parent Line: 0808 800 2222

Stop it Now: 0808 1000 900

NAPAC: 0808 801 0331

Samaritans Helpline: 116 123

Family Lives: 0808 800 2222

National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Respect Phoneline: 0808 8010 327

National Careline: 0800 0699 784

Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141