The PCC has complied with section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016, by having due regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.
Please click on the link below for our current Safeguarding Policies
If you are an adult and you need to access support about something that is happening to you, please click on this link to find out how you can do that. Scroll down to find links to various support organisations for you to contact. https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/Ihavebeenabused/
· If you need to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, please click on this link. https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/contacttheteam/
· If you need to report a safeguarding concern to the statutory authorities in Sussex, please click on this link, click on the option on the left that most describes the situation you are concerned about, and follow the advice and further links you find there. Please remember to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as well once you have contacted the statutory authorities. https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/whatdoidoif/
Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Sarah Peirson
sarah_peirson@btinternet.com
07970 675128
Safeguarding and the Makin report
If you’re affected by any of the issues related to the publication of the Makin Report, below are organisations you can contact for support:
- Diocese of Chichester Safeguarding Team safeguarding@chichester.anglican.org
- The Church of England National Safeguarding Team safeguarding@churchofengland.org
- The National Association for People Abused in Childhood https://napac.org.uk/
- Minister and Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors https://www.macsas.org.uk/
- The Survivors Trust https://thesurvivorstrust.org/
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy https://www.bacp.co.uk/search/Therapists
- Safe Spaces, supporting survivors of church-related abuse https://safespacesenglandandwales.org.uk/