St Mary’s Wendens Ambo: Safeguarding contacts and policy

The Cam Villages Churches are committed, as part of the Christian Church living in the spirit of the Gospel, to protect and care for everyone and we aim to be a beacon of best practice in safeguarding. Looking the other way is not an option. We do this by:

• Ensuring that its volunteers, clergy, advisers and lay people achieve the standards laid down in the Safeguarding Policies of the Church of England, which the PCC has adopted, and this can be viewed here: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding
• Working with individuals who have criminal convictions, or where other safeguarding risks are identified, to ensure that they, and all members of the church community are safeguarded.
• Holding to account all persons responsible for the safety and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults in the Diocese.

All our churches have their own safeguarding policies and Parish Safeguarding Representatives (PSRs)

The Wendens Ambo Safeguarding Representative is
Chris Forster – 07867 796198 – [email protected]

He is responsible for ensuring compliance with the safeguarding policies of the Church of England which have been adopted by the Wendens Ambo PCC. In case of any concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Chris or Rev Ella Harris ([email protected], telephone 01799 611124)

For more general guidance you can contact Chelmsford Diocesan Safeguarding Team

If you have a NEW safeguarding concern/allegation/disclosure to query/report please call our Duty Number (01245 29 44 44) and leave an answerphone message with your name and phone number so that the case worker on duty can call you back.

The Safeguarding Support Officers often receive a large number of general enquiries and experience very busy periods, so we recommend that you email your general safeguarding query to [email protected] where emails are being sorted by priority.