At the Parish of St Mary's Bromley, we are committed to Safeguarding everyone - Children, Young People, Victims/perpetrators of Domestic Abuse and Vulnerable Adults.
We are part of the Church of England's Safeguarding practice
We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
The PCC's Formal Safeguarding Statement can be found here
We have adopted the House of Bishops’ “Promoting a Safer Church; safeguarding policy statement”
A copy of this can be found here
Safeguarding is grounded in being confident and well informed
Everyone with a role at St Mary's is asked to take the basic Church of England Safeguarding Awarenes course, which takes about an hour to complete. Other people may also want to increase their safeguarding awareness by taking this free course. You can access it directly by clicking on the following link:
https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org/ and beginning by creating your new account.
Please contact Lisa Morris at lisamo2102@gmail.com our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Anne Yolland or any of the Safeguarding Team if you need any further information on these courses.
There are no wrong questions and we are very happy to be of help.
Further information
Our PCC has adopted the Church of England’s policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England’s website http://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church-safeguarding
There is further safeguarding information on the Rochester Diocesan website at:
https://www.rochester.anglican.org/parishes?tagid=
Promoting a Safer Church, this is a booklet with much valuable information
To down load a copy click here
Bishop’s Adviser for Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
Greg Barry
Tel: 01634 560000 or 07585 952174
Email:Greg.Barry@rochester.anglican.org
Health and Safety
Within Safeguarding St. Mary's is working on Health and Safety.
One important issue is Working at Height.
A document from the Ecclesiastical Insurance company leading to supporting documents can be found here
Further Links
http://www.rochester.anglican.org/safeguarding/guidance-safeguarding/
Promoting a Safer Church
Food Hygiene
St. Mary’s church seeks to be a caring community in all it does which follows from the God of love that we worship.
Hospitality and sharing meals are one of the crucial and delightful ways that we do this, very much inspired by Jesus’ table fellowship.
To support members of the congregation preparing food, the Safeguarding Team have prepared a policy based on a government document.
St. Mary's policy can be found here
The full government document can be found here
Hard copies are available from the Parish Administrator in the Parish Office.
Members of eth Safeguarding Team will be very happy to discuss any aspect of food hygiene or anything else to do with Safeguarding in St. Mary’s Church.
Personal Safety
You are encouraged to look after yourself. Two aspects are outlined below
Lone Working. Ensure this is done well.
For advice click here
Demanding Visitors. Some people require special treatment.
For advice click here
Helplines
NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111
Bromely Safeguarding Children Board : 0208461 7309
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