We are committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance on safeguarding and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officers for each of our parishes. The Diocese of Chichester, to which we belong, provides further information on safeguarding https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact our parish safeguarding officers on their emails below or contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor:

Colin Perkins 

colin.perkins@chichester.anglican.org

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.

We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of all our members. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

Our Safeguarding policy

Safeguarding Officers

St Thomas a Becket

Emily Siemieniec

email: paghamsafeguarding@gmail.com

St Richard – Aldwick

Amy Nettleton

Email: amy@nurturingminds.co

Our Church Wardens

Chichester Diocese Safeguarding Contact

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Registering a Concern:  safeguarding@chichester.anglican.org

safeguarding@chichester.anglican.org

Requests for urgent assistance from the statutory authorities in Sussex 

Sussex 

Who else can I contact for help?

Any child wishing to talk about a problem can contact Childline on 0800 1111.

Any parent or carer wishing to talk about parenting problems can contact Family Lives on 0808 800 2222.

Details of additional local contacts and national helplines can be found in our Promoting a Safer Church Leaflet.