Our community pledges itself to transparency of thought, word and deed.
St Chad’s is committed to Safeguarding and has adopted the National and Diocesan Safeguarding Policies.
We must also accept collective ownership of Safeguarding. The church safeguarding policy can be found here.
If you are concerned and wish to contact the church Safeguarding Co-ordinator, please email Martha McKirdy on [email protected] Alternatively, to speak to a Warden about a safeguarding issue, please ring 07890 920376.
St Chads church is part of Lichfield Diocese. In office hours you can contact the Diocesan safeguarding team on 01543 306030. Further Lichfield Diocese Safeguarding information is here.
In an emergency please call 0303 003 1111 for Thirty One Eight or dial 999 for Police help.
Childline is a free and confidential service for anyone under 19 where you are safe to talk about anything.
Contact Childline on 0800 1111 or visit their website https://www.childline.org.uk
All members of the PCC are requested to complete the basic and foundation Church of England safeguarding training. Certificates of completion should be forwarded to the church office for filing. Please direct any queries to [email protected]
We are also encouraging all members of the congregation with a current DBS form to inform the Safeguarding Co-ordinator, Martha McKirdy, who can be contacted on [email protected]