SAFEGUARDING
At St Martin’s we are committed to:
• Promoting a safer environment and culture
• Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children and vulnerable
adults
• Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation
• Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse or other affected persons
• Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns/allegations of abuse and other affected
persons
• Responding to those that may pose a present risk.
To meet these commitments, the Parochial Church Council for the Parish of St Martin with St Peter
has prepared and adopted a Safeguarding Policy, a Procedure for Reporting Safeguarding Incidents
and Guidance for using Social Media (see below). Safeguarding is a standing item on the PCC agenda,
and the policies, procedures and guidance are regularly reviewed. There is a dedicated safeguarding
notice board at the rear of the nave, on which there is a list of those who are authorised to work with
vulnerable adults and/or children in the parish.
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St Martin’s Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded here
St Martin’s Procedure for Reporting Safeguarding Incidents can be downloaded here
St Martin’s Social Media Guidance can be downloaded here
The Parish Safeguarding Handbook can be downloaded here
The Safeguarding pages on the Worcester Diocese website can be viewed here
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Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Paul Stedman
07976 207 997
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Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser:
Hilary Higton
07495 060 869
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