As a Benefice, we have adopted the House of Bishops’ ‘Promoting a Safer Church: Safeguarding Policy Statement’. You can find this on the church noticeboard, or you can read it here
If a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention, call the emergency services on 999. If there are concerns about their immediate welfare, don’t delay: call Children and Adult’s Social care on 0345 050 7666 or the MASH Out of Hours Emergency Duty Team: 0800 833408. Also please immediately inform the Parish Safeguarding Officer –
St Giles’ Standlake: Dr Lucy Elphinstone, tel: 07801 570496, email: lucy.elphinstone@gmail.com
St Michael’s, Stanton Harcourt: Dr Lucy Elphinstone, tel: 07801 570496, email: lucy.elphinstone@gmail.com
St Denys’, Northmoor: Please contact the Rector on 01865 655692
St Nicholas & St Swithun, Yelford: Shirley Warren on 01865 300977
For other urgent safeguarding concerns, please call Oxford Diocese Safeguarding on 01865 208295 or email safeguardingreferrals@oxford.anglican.org, Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm and Fri 9am-4.30pm. You can also contact your local diocesan officer: Erica Hegg: 07341 866 832. At other times for urgent safeguarding enquiries outside of operational hours, please call the diocese’s partners Thirtyone:eight on +44 (0) 303 003 1111 for confidential advice, guidance and support.
For survivors of church-related abuse, please contact our local diocesan advisor Erica Hegg 07341 866 832 or via email erica.hegg@oxford.anglican.org
