Safeguarding at All Saints’ Gobowen and St Mary’s Selattyn

Safeguarding is an expression of Christ’s love for everyone we encounter in our ministries. We operate a joint safeguarding team across our benefice for both the churches of St Mary’s (The Parish of Selattyn) and All Saints’ (The Parish of Hengoed with Gobowen).

We are committed to the care and flourishing of all children and adults. We work hard to ensure that we operate in line with current best practice, as laid out in the Church of England safeguarding policy ‘Promoting a Safer Church’. These recommendations include areas such as day-to-day care, recruitment of staff and volunteers, DBS clearance and training. The PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England website.

If anyone is in danger

If anyone is in immediate danger, call the police on 999 straight away.

Reporting safeguarding concerns

If you have any concerns about the wellbeing of a child or vulnerable adult OR

If you are concerned that something at church is not right please contact Barbara Leonard (Parish Safeguarding Officer) on safeguarding.hengoed@gmail.com, or Rev. Steve Nicholson (allsaintsgobowen@gmail.com, 01691 590 564).

Our Safeguarding Team

Our Safeguarding Team is our Parish Safeguarding Coordinator along with the Vicar. If you have any concerns about any safeguarding issues please contact:

  • Lichfield Diocese Safeguarding Team
    For non-emergency reporting of safeguarding concerns please contact us on safeguarding@lichfield.anglican.org

    In an emergency where there is imminent risk of significant harm, please contact the police on 999 or your local social services department.

    During Office Hours please see the team's contact details at https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/safeguarding/ .

    For Out of Hours and weekend emergencies please call the Emergency Safeguarding number 0303 003 1111
    https://www.lichfield.anglican.org/safeguarding/

We are committed to making All Saints’ a safe place for all and especially to safeguarding children, young people, victims of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. Please see our safeguarding page for more details.