Safeguarding

The parish of All Saints church takes the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously. Further information about this can be found at this page.

Contact details of the PSOs and churchwardens

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Elspeth Bracken: allsaintssafeguarding6@gmail.com
T: 07947 010 524

Churchwardens:
Neville Burton: nevilleburton100@gmail.com
Jill Kaufeler: jill_kaufeler@hotmail.com

 

Local Authority Social Services (Wandsworth)

Adults: 020 8871 7707
Children: 020 8871 6622
Out of hours: 020 8871 6000

 

Key helpline information

  • NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours)
    Phone if you are worried about a child

  • Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours)
    Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.

  • National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours)
    Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse

  • Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours)
    Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.

  • The Respect Phoneline provides confidential advice and support to help perpetrators stop being violent and abusive, and is free to call 0808 8024040

  • Men’s Advice Line : 0808 801 0327 a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic violence and those supporting them www.mensadviceline.org.uk

  • Karma Nirvana: 0800 5999 247 Mon to Fri 9am–5pm supporting victims of honour based abuse and forced marriage www.karmanirvana.org.uk

  • Hour Glass: 0808 808 8141 challenging the abuse of older people in all its forms www.wearehourglass.org

  • Galop LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 999 5428 www.galop.org.uk

For more information about support services that are available, go to https://www.met.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/daa/domestic-abuse/

In addition, the National Safeguarding Teams Guidance on Domestic Abuse can be found at https://www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding/promoting-safer-church/domestic-abuse-and-covid-19

Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers contact details

Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser

Pamela Chisholm 020 7939 9423, Mobile 07982 279713 (for urgent matters out of hours)
Kate.singleton@southwark.anglican.org

Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers

Marie Daly 020 7939 9441 Mobile 07946 255295
Marie.daly@southwark.anglican.org

Louise Vernon 020 7939 9462 Mobile 07946 255622
Louise.vernon@southwark.anglican.org

We follow the policies and guidelines of the Diocese of Southwark’s ‘A Safe Church’, which can be accessed here
https://southwark.anglican.org/safeguarding/diocesan-policies-and-procedures

Parish Safeguarding handbook:
https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/Parish%20Safeguarding%20Handbook%20March%202019.pdf

Promoting A Safer Church poster click HERE
All Saints Safeguarding Policy click HERE
All Saints Policy to Responding Abuse click HERE