{"id":100,"date":"2018-12-18T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stthomas-stocktonheath.org.uk\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:43:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T18:43:27","slug":"safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.latchford-benefice.org.uk\/?page_id=100","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safeguarding<\/h1>\r\n<p>At our churches, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We have adopted and are committed to implementing the House of Bishops\u2019 safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officers, Janine Goss (CC), Valma Addison (STJ) at <a href=\"mailto:pso@latchford-benefice.org.uk\">pso@latchford-benefice.org.uk\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-428zb624\">Chester Diocesan Safeguarding team, email <a href=\"mailto:safeguarding@chester.anglican.org\">safeguarding@chester.anglican.org<\/a>\u00a0or telephone 01928 718834 (option 4).<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-kzw2v638\"><strong>Out of Hours Support<\/strong><br \/>The Diocese of Chester partners with Thirtyone:eight, and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable \u2013 this also includes any safeguarding queries outside office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-9yy6n866\"><strong>In the case of an emergency<\/strong><br \/>If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police on 999 or 101 or Warrington Social Services on 01925 443400 (Children\u2019s Social Services) or 01925 444239 (Adult Social Services) or for both, the out of hours number is 01925 444400.<\/p>\r\n<h2 id=\"viewer-39vsk938\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Helplines<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-qx6ye648\"><strong>Safe Spaces<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>England and Wales<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-ijiyd1013\"><strong>Email:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<br \/><strong>Safe Spaces Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a00300 303 1056<br \/>Monday to Friday: 09:00 \u2013 21:00<br \/>Saturdays: 09:00 \u2013 13:00<br \/>Sundays: 13:00 \u2013 17:00\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-osdlc669\"><strong>Child-line:<\/strong>\u00a00800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-ylyyr672\"><strong>Parent Line:<\/strong>\u00a00808 800 2222<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-ct5h2675\"><strong>National Domestic Abuse Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a00808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"viewer-3hrnm678\"><strong>Samaritans Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a0116 123 (open 24 hours)<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Action on Elder Abuse Helpline:<\/strong>\u00a0080 8808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><style>\r\n.wp-block-file .wp-block-file__button {\r\n    background: #722768;\r\n    border-radius: 2em;\r\n    color: #fff;\r\n    font-size: 13px;\r\n    padding: .5em 1em;\r\n    color: white !important;\r\n}\r\n<\/style><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding At our churches, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all. We have adopted and are committed to implementing the House of Bishops\u2019 safeguarding policies and good practice guidance. 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