Safeguarding at Christ Church
Our activities must be safe for all, with safeguarding policies and practices that promote a safer church. We take safeguarding seriously and are always seeking to review our systems to ensure that we are appropriately monitoring issues as they arise.
Policies
You can read our Safeguarding Policy here.
Safeguarding Who’s Who
If you have questions regarding safeguarding, or need to raise a concern or make a disclosure regarding church-related abuse, please contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Denise Herschel, by emailing safeguarding@ccfh.org.uk or by phone through the Parish Office: 01628 533004. The Vicar, Revd James Dwyer, is also a designated safeguarding lead, and can be spoken to about any safeguarding concerns (james.dwyer@ccfh.org.uk or 01628 311632), as can the Diocesan Safeguarding Team (details below).
Support from elsewhere
You can also contact the Safeguarding Team at the Diocese of Oxford with safeguarding issues on 01865 208290 safeguarding@oxford.anglican.org. If you would rather seek help from outside the church, you can contact:
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are worried about a child.
Child-line: 0800 1111 (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.
Hourglass (Formerly Action on Elder Abuse) Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm). Provides support to families suffering with abuse of older people
Samaritans Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to
Details of further organisations that can help can be found on the Diocese of Oxford website.