{"id":611,"date":"2021-03-03T17:49:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wpleostep\/?page_id=611"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:43:41","slug":"safeguarding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/?page_id=611","title":{"rendered":"Safeguarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"611\" class=\"elementor elementor-611\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06614a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06614a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4765f64\" data-id=\"4765f64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf1a8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bf1a8df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee57d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee57d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Safeguarding<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04b178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a04b178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>As a church we are committed to:<\/li><li>Providing a safe, caring environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults<\/li><li>Protecting their rights<\/li><li>Protecting them from harm<\/li><\/ul><p>Our parish takes safeguarding very seriously and has adopted the following policies and guidance:<\/p><ul><li>Safeguarding Policy<\/li><li>Allegations \u2013 Management Policy &amp; Guidance<\/li><li>Parish E-Safety Policy<\/li><li>Raising Concerns &amp; Whistleblowing Policy\/Guidance<\/li><\/ul><p>The Parish Safeguarding Officer is <strong>Naomi Lott<\/strong><br \/>The Assistant Safeguarding Officer is <strong>Rachel Russell-Wells<\/strong><\/p><p>They may be contacted via <a href=\"mailto:safeguarding@mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\">safeguarding@mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Any concerns regarding the welfare and safety of any child, young person or vulnerable adult must be reported as soon as possible to Naomi or Rachel who are nominated by the church council to act on its behalf. Under no circumstances should a church worker or volunteer or member of the public carry out their own investigations into the allegation or suspicion of abuse.<\/p><p>The following website links also provide further advice and information for children, parents and adults to help keep themselves safe:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/toolbox\/for-me\/\">https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/toolbox\/for-me\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidscape.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.kidscape.org.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3821f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3821f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Safeguarding Documentation for St Stephen\u2019s Church and St Leodegar's Church<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dae24a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1dae24a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Parish_Whistleblowing_Policy-copy.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Parish Whistleblowing Policy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Responding_to_Safeguarding_Allegations-1.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Responding to Safeguarding Allegations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Safeguarding-policy-statement-Hunston.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Safeguarding Policy Statement - St Leodegar's Church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Safeguarding-policy-statement-North-Mundham-.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Safeguarding Policy Statement - St Stephen's Church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofengland.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-07\/code-of-safer-working-practice-02.07.2021.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Code of Safer Working Practice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Promoting-a-safer-church.pdf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Promoting a Safer Church<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb3ceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fb3ceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54182ff\" data-id=\"54182ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acfd53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5acfd53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safeguarding As a church we are committed to: Providing a safe, caring environment for children, young people and vulnerable adults Protecting their rights Protecting them from harm Our parish takes safeguarding very seriously and has adopted the following policies and guidance: Safeguarding Policy Allegations \u2013 Management Policy &amp; Guidance Parish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-611","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=611"}],"version-history":[{"count":99,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4237,"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/611\/revisions\/4237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mundhamhunstonchurches.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}