Safeguarding

Lansdowne Church has a responsibility to safeguard from harm or abuse the children and vulnerable adults we come into contact with. If you have any concerns about a safeguarding issue, please report it as soon as possible to our Safeguarding Team.

We take safeguarding very seriously

If there is immediate danger, call the police on 999 straight away.

To report a concern, contact our Safeguarding Team as soon as possible by emailing: safeguarding@lansdownechurch.uk

If you would like to contact someone external to Lansdowne Church, you can report to BCP Safeguarding Children Partnership for under 18s and to BCP Safeguarding Adults Board for adults.

Safeguarding Team

Mike Reynolds

OVERALL SAFEGUARDING LEAD

Carmel Ryan

DEPUTY SAFEGUARDING LEAD

All of our Safeguarding Team can be contacted at: safeguarding@lansdownechurch.uk

Diane Reynolds

SAFEGUARDING OFFICER

Safeguarding is the responsibility of the whole Church

We are committed to making Lansdowne Church a safe and protected environment for all our children and vulnerable adults.

We encourage all of our members, volunteers and staff to be vigilant at all times and to respond to all safeguarding concerns in a robust and timely manner.

Lansdowne Church has adopted and uphold the Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership (SCP) Policies and Procedures Manual and the Pan-Dorset Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Policy and Procedures.

The Trustees and Eldership have the spiritual oversight of the church and have the responsibility to ensure that:

  1. Staff and appropriate volunteers are given support and training in reporting safeguarding concerns.

  2. There is a system in place for dealing with and reporting safeguarding concerns.

  3. We aim to maintain good links with our local authorities responsible for Safeguarding and other supporting agencies

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