Procedure for Brent Tor Parish
Under House of Bishops guidance, every PCC must have a procedure in place to deal promptly with safeguarding allegations or concerns. This procedure localises the national and diocesan guidance so that church officers are aware of how to respond properly in their local context when they become aware of a safeguarding concern.
All church officers should be up to date on safeguarding training at the appropriate level for their role. From their training they should understand the principles of:
Recognise – Respond – Record – Refer
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility – concerns must always be shared
As well as being up to date on training, all church officers should have read section 7 of the Parish Safeguarding Handbook and retain a (hard or electronic) copy for reference. Church Officers should always follow the guidance in section 7 in their response to a concern.
Church officers should know who to contact. Appendix 1 of this procedure is a list of the relevant persons a church officer may need to contact in this parish when responding to a safeguarding concern. All church officers should have a copy of this list and up-to-date lists be made available to them regularly, as role changes and address or number changes necessitate.
Relevant Local Authority contact details should be on display in the church buildings and can be accessed on the Safeguarding Contacts page of the Diocese of Exeter website. Church officers are encouraged to note these contact details as well as those of other support services available so as to be able to respond promptly in the event of a concern.
If a church officer is in any doubt as to how to respond to a safeguarding concern, they should consult with the Parish Safeguarding Representative or the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. Outside of office hours, the statutory services will be able to guide the appropriate response to an urgent concern.
This procedure was approved by Brentor PCC on: 19th March, 2024 and was reviewed by the newly elected PCC on 21.5.24 and thereafter annually.
Appendix 1 – Relevant Parish Safeguarding Contacts
Incumbent/Priest in Charge
Name: Matthew Godfrey Contact No: 07341 665510
Parish Safeguarding Representative
Wendy Roderick Contact No: 07368 305833
safeguarding@brentorchurch.org.uk
PCC Designated Safeguarding DBS Verifier / Administrator
Name: Rob Ormsby Contact No: 07368 305833
Name: Sam Biggs Contact No: 07368 305833
Sam.biggs@brentorchurch.org.uk
Churchwardens
Name: David Harris Contact No: 01822 810845
Name: Helen Harris Contact No: 01822 810845
churchwardens@brentorchurch.org.uk
Other Licensed Ministers operating in this parish/benefice
Name: Wendy Roderick, LLM Wendy.roderick@brentorchurch.org.uk
Children/Youth/Families Worker
Name: Amanda Harris, LLM amanda.harris@brentorchurch.org.uk
Pastoral Visiting Team Coordinator
Name: Helen Harris Contact No: 01822 810845
churchwardens@brentorchurch.org.uk
Diocesan Safeguarding Team: 01392 294975/345910/294969
Diocesan DBS Coordinator and Safeguarding Training Administrator: 01392 294929
Diocesan Safeguarding Email (Non-Urgent Contact): SafeguardingEnquiry@exeter.anglican.org