We take safeguarding of all, including children and
vulnerable adults, extremely seriously.
Each church has a Safeguarding Policy modelled on
the Salisbury Diocesan Policy.
Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSOs) :
St Osmund’s – Fran Groves 01305 832430
St Andrew’s – Denise Kepple 01305 832426
St. Francis of Assisi – Gemma Wood 07488 244622
Alternately contact Rev James Menzies on 01305 835921
(for St Osmund’s, St Andrew’s or St Francis’ churches)
or Rev Philip Elliott on 01305 459971 (for Holy Trinity,
St Nicholas’ or St Laurence’s churches).
To contact the Diocese Safeguarding Team for advice or support:
The team is available from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
You can:
- Email safeguarding@salisbury.anglican.org
- Phone 07500 664800 (Monday to Thursday inclusive
- and on call Monday and Tuesday evenings until 9pm)
- Phone 07469 857888 (Tuesday to Friday inclusive
- and on call Wednesday and Thursday evenings until 9pm)
- If your query is urgent or out of hours,
please contact thirtyone:eight on 0303 0031111. - If someone is at immediate risk of harm, please call 999 in an emergency.
National Helplines:
- “Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm”
- A link to the parish safeguarding policy
- A link to the safeguarding section of the diocesan website
- The phone numbers and websites to the following places:
- Safe Spaces – 0300 303 1056
Home – Safe Spaces England and Wales - NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
NSPCC | The UK children’s charity | NSPCC - Childline – 0800 1111
Childline | Childline - Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900
https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/ - NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
NAPAC – Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse - Samaritans – 116 123
Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen - Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
Parenting and Family Support | Family Lives - National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247
Homepage – National Domestic Abuse Helpline - Hourglass – 0808 808 8141
Hourglass Services | Hourglass - Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141
- National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247