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 Andrew’s – Denise Kepple 01305 832426
St. Francis of Assisi – Ruth Peers 07543 958819
ruthyj77@gmail.com
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.
Further information, including support for survivors,
can be found on the diocesan website
National Helplines:
- NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
- Childline – 0800 1111
- Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900
- NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
- Samaritans – 116 123
- Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
- National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
- Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141