SAFEGUARDING

Our parish of St Paul's in Grove Park, Chiswick is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of London’s safeguarding pages contain links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO.

If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact Shelagh Allsop 07710 385839 who is the St Paul's PSO. 

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

 In general terms, if you are worried about something, it can help a great deal to talk about it, either here at church or there are some phone lines listed below that you can call free of charge.

You can download the Church Of England's Parish Safeguarding Handbook at: 

https://www.sendparishchurch.co.uk/ParishSafeGuardingHandBookAugust2019Web.pdf

PHONE NUMBERS AND WEBSITES

Vicar: Rev'd Caroline Halmshaw
 vicar@stpaulsgrovepark.com 07742 738660
Children's Champion: Bea Vickers 07766 491766 
Childline: 0800 111

Samaritans: 116 123

Family Lives: (was Parentline Plus) 0808 800 222

Churches Child Protection Advisory Service Helpline: 0845 120 4550

Diocesan Safeguarding Helpline: 020 7932 1224

Diocesan Safeguarding Website:

 https://safeguarding.london.anglican.org/