Safeguarding 

 

Promoting a Safer Church

Our safeguarding statement is below and a a signed copy of it can be seen on our church notice board.

Inghamite Church CIO Safeguarding Policy Statement

 

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS POLICY STATEMENT

Name of Place of worship:  The Inghamite Church, Wheatley Lane
 
The following statement has been agreed by the Trustees

• This place of worship is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults with care and support needs and ensuring their well-being.
• We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of adults at risk of harm and abuse and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.
• We recognise that the personal dignity and rights of adults and will ensure all our policies and procedures will reflect this.
• We believe all adults should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of the place of worship.
• We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and adults with care and support needs. 
• We believe every person in our church should be valued, safe and happy.  We want to make sure that children and adults with care and support needs we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are experiencing significant harm. 

We are committed to:

• Following statutory denominational and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and adults and will ensure that as a place of worship all workers will work within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding policy.
• Implementing the requirements of Children Act 1989 and 2004, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014, Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010 and all other relevant legislation.
• Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work.
• Ensuring that we are keeping up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding.
• Ensuring that everyone agrees to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by this place of worship. 
• Supporting all in the place of worship affected by abuse. 

We recognise:

• Children’s Social Services has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about a child.  Adult Social Care has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about an adult with care and support needs.
• Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.
• Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

This statement and our safeguarding policy will be reviewed annually. If there are any concerns for a child or adult with care and support needs please speak to

• Safeguarding Co-Ordinator Francis Judge
• Deputy Safeguarding Co-Ordinator Wendy Gillan

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