If you have a safeguarding concern the information below explains who you should contact.
If you are unsure what to do, please contact us - we are here to help.
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Emergency - call 999
If you believe someone is in immediate danger or requires urgent medical attention, call 999. Do not delay.
To contact police about a non-emergency crime, call 101.
Who should I contact?
New concern about a church officer
Duty line: 01245 29 44 44 (leave your name and number – a duty caseworker will call back)
Previously reported concern
Contact your assigned caseworker directly - details were provided when your case was opened. Contact details for our caseworkers can be found here.
General safeguarding query
Email: safeguarding@chelmsford.anglican.org
Please allow extra time during busy periods - most answers can be found on this website
Contact details for your PSO should be on the safeguarding poster in your church and on your parish and on the A Church Near You website
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Always contact us if...
Always contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as soon as practicable, but within 1 working day, if you learn that a “person who may present a safeguarding risk to children, young people or vulnerable adults” attends your church. Including, but not limited to any individual who has been charged with, cautioned or convicted of an offence which:
- has harmed a child or a vulnerable adult;
- has caused a child or a vulnerable adult to be harmed;
- has put a child or a vulnerable adult at risk of harm;
- has attempted to harm a child or a vulnerable adult; and/or
- has incited another person to harm a child or a vulnerable adult.
It also includes persons who are under or subject to a civil order, such as a Sexual Harm Prevention Order or similar, or who have engaged in conduct that has harmed or might have harmed a child, young person or vulnerable adult, where this conduct has not resulted in a charge, caution or conviction – for instance, they might have received a warning, a penalty notice or a fine but a level of risk to others has still been identified.
This is particularly important given that statutory services must respond to (and meet) legislative requirements that the Church is not bound by.
Church of England Reporting Guidance & Resources
The following guidance and resources are provided by the Church of England (Church of England National Safeguarding Team) to support safeguarding in churches.
Report an Adult Safeguarding concern to your local Authority
If reporting a concern about an adult who does not hold a church role, please contact the relevant Local Safeguarding Adults Board:
Report a Child Safeguarding concern to your local Authority
If reporting a concern about a child (under 18) who does not hold a church role, contact the relevant board:
Our mailing address
Chelmsford Diocesan Safeguarding Team
Diocesan Office, 53 New Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1AT
