Safeguarding
The safety of children and vulnerable adults is of paramount importance to us and we want everyone at St Paul’s, both adults and children, to feel safe as part of our church family. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found here.
If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please seek advice from a Safeguarding Advisor or filling in the form below, or if necessary report the matter to the Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police without delay.
Form to report a Safeguarding issue:
Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO): Jill Davis
safeguarding@stpaulscamb.co.uk 01276 700210
Vicar: Vacancy
Associate Minister: Sophie Lovesmith
s.lovesmith@stpaulscamb.co.uk 01276 700210
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer (DSO): Jackie Broadfoot
jackie.broadfoot@cofeguildford.org.uk 07918 559387
Diocesan Out of Hours: If an immediate risk of harm call 999, if not an emergency, if not an immediate risk of harm call 101 and then contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on the next working day.
If you, or anyone you are in contact with, are affected by the publication of the Makin report, have suffered abuse by someone in the church or as a result of your relationship with the church, and you want to talk to someone independently, the following are organisations you can contact:
Safe Spaces helpline on 0300 303 1056 or visit
https://safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk
Samaritans helpline: Call 116 123.
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/talk-us-phone/
National Association for People Abused in Childhood- Supporting recovery for adult survivors of any form of abuse.
https://napac.org.uk
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre- A Guildford based charity working with victims and survivor of rape and/or serious sexual abuse.
https://www.rasasc.org
Local Authority (Children): 0300 470 9100 (Out of hours emergency no: 01483 517898 )
Local Authority (Adults): 0300 200 1005 (Out of hours emergency no: 01483 517898 )
IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 999
There is also a vast amount of resources available for vulnerable people to get help. Please check the following document: Support Organisations
Please see the following link for more information about safeguarding and other support contacts:
https://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/safeguarding
Also, please find the link to the Bishops of Guildford's response to "Let There Be Light", a video statement about Mike Pilavachi and Soul Survivor here