Safeguarding
Our Mission Statement
“The care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of the whole Church. Everyone who participates in the life of the Church has a role to play in promoting a Safer Church for all.”
(From ‘Promoting a Safer Church’, The Church of England’s Safeguarding Policy Statement)
At St Paul’s, Cheltenham we take very seriously the care and protection of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. To ensure the highest standards possible, we have adopted the Church of England safeguarding policy statement and associated parish safeguarding handbook, which you can find below. Using these key documents we have implemented a number of safeguarding procedures to ensure a robust system of recruitment, training and monitoring of all staff and volunteers who work with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
If you have any questions please contact Esther Caffell, our Parish Safeguarding Officer for Children & Young People, at safeguarding@stpaulscheltenham.com
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Esther Caffell
Parish Safeguarding Officer for Children & Young People & Vulnerable Adults
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Fay Price
Parish Safeguarding Administrator
The Diocesan Safeguarding Officers for Gloucester are:
Becca Faal - Strategic Lead for Safeguarding Training & Learning
Brett Riches - Safeguarding Manager & DSO
Out of hours: Phone cover for advice/guidance over weekends and bank holidays is provided by the thirtyone:eight safeguarding helpline. They can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.
Our Policies
We have adopted the Church of England’s Safeguarding Policy, ‘Promoting a Safer Church’, which you can read here, and the Safeguarding Guidance and Safeguarding Code of Practice.
Click below to read the information about the Church of England’s approach to Safeguarding:
Click below to view the Church of England’s Safeguarding e-manual containing Safeguarding Guidance and Safeguarding Code of Practice:
Social Media
Click below to find our Social Media Communications Policy