Safeguarding

Promoting a Safer Church

We take our responsibility for children, young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and their welfare is paramount in all areas of Parish life.

Clergy, lay ministers and volunteers who work within the parish and/or as part of the congregation are required to follow good policy and practice to ensure that children, young people and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and nurtured physically, emotionally and spiritually. High professional standards are maintained in all worship and all pastoral, educational and recreational situations involving children, young people and vulnerable adults.

To facilitate this all clergy, lay ministers, volunteers and members of the congregation working with or seeking to work with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults are properly recruited, screened, trained and supported.

Safeguarding Standards

The Five Standards are:

Culture, Leadership and Capacity: Church bodies have safe and healthy cultures, effective leadership, resourcing and scrutiny arrangements necessary to deliver high-quality safeguarding practices and outcomes.
Prevention: Church bodies have in place a planned range of measures which together are effective in preventing abuse in their context.
Recognising, Assessing and Managing Risk: Risk assessments, safety plans and associated processes are of a high quality and result in positive outcomes. The assessment and management of risk is underpinned by effective partnership working.
Victims and Survivors: Victims and survivors experience the timeliness and quality of Church bodies' responses to disclosures, and their subsequent support, as positively meeting their needs, including their search for justice and helping their healing process.
Learning, Supervision and Support: All those engaged in safeguarding-related activity in Church bodies receive the type and level of learning, professional development, support and supervision necessary to respond to safeguarding situations, victims and survivors, and respondents, effectively.

Safeguarding Contacts

Parish Safeguarding Officer:

Chris Clark - 07506428278

Vicki Askam - 07960309187

Vicar

Revd Lindsay Pearson - 07702989781

Churchwardens

Elizabeth Evans - 07932389324

Vicki Askam - 07960309187

Local Authority Social Services

01274 431010

The Diocese of Leeds

All safeguarding in The Parish of Holy Trinity Bingley with St Wilfrid Gilstead is undertaken in association with the Diocese of Leeds.

You can read more about the Diocese of Leeds’ Safeguarding policies and procedures by visiting www.leeds.anglican.org/safe

Contacting the Diocesan Safeguarding Team

The Safeguarding Team operates a triage system and a duty team member will deal with all enquiries and issues that arise on a daily rotational basis. Queries will either be answered directly or diverted to the appropriate person.

As your first point of contact for reporting issues or making enquiries, please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on:

Email: safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org
Phone: 0113 353 0257

Files

Church of England Safeguarding Standards
Safeguarding e-manual
Parish Safeguarding Handbook
Promoting a Safer Church

Getting support from other organisations

HOPELINE UK: 0800 0684141 (lines free and open every day from 9am – midnight). If you are a young person having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice.
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open Monday to Thursday 10am to 8pm, Friday 8am to 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am to 6pm). Phone if you are worried about a child.
Childline: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.
Stop It Now: 0808 1000 900 (open Monday to Thursday 9am to 9pm, Fridays 9am to 5pm). Use the link to access live chat and secure messaging services. Contact if you are worried about a child.
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). Use the link to access live chat. Contact if you are experiencing domestic abuse.
Men’s Advice Line for male victims of domestic abuse: 0808 801 0327 (lines free and open Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm). Live chat services are also available using the link.
Andy's Man Club: ANDYS MAN CLUB are a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online.
LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 999 5428 (lines free and open Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm and 10am to 8pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays)
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 0808 808 8141 (lines free and open Monday to Friday 9-5pm). Phone if you are worried about an older person or you are an older victim seeking information, advice and support.
Age UK Advice Line: 0800 678 1602 (lines free and open every day 8am to 7pm)
National Rape Crisis Helpline: 0808 802 9999 (open every day from 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm).
The Survivors Trust: 0808 801 0818 (lines free with a 24-hour answer machine should lines not be open)
National Association for People Abused in Childhood: 0808 801 0331 (lines free and open Monday to Thursday 10am to 9pm and Friday 10am to 6pm)

A list of further organisations offering support to survivors, including therapy and counselling resources, helplines and self-help resources, is available to download.