If you are concerned that a child or adult might be in immediate danger call the emergency services on 999. Do NOT delay.
To contact your local police station to report a non-emergency crime please call 101
Click on a link below to take you to the relevant section:
- CofE Reporting Guidance & Resources
- Contact Chelmsford Diocesan Safeguarding Team
- Contact thirtyone:eight
- Contact CofE portal (online learning website) Help Desk
- Contact Dashboard Help Desk
- Contact your PSO (Parish Safeguarding Officer)
- Contact Local Safeguarding Adults Board
- Contact Local Safeguarding Children Board
CofE Reporting Guidance & Resources
- Reporting Safeguarding Concerns and Allegations
- Reporting abuse and finding support
- Disclosure Flowchart
- Quick Reference Guide
- Model Parish Recording Template
- Log of Concern Template
- Timeline and Chronology Template
- Domestic abuse disclosure flow chart (PDF)
- Domestic abuse disclosure flow chart (Word)
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.
If you have a safeguarding concern/allegation/disclosure that you have previously reported to us please contact the assigned Case Worker (contact details below).
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 safeguarding@chelmsford.anglican.org where emails are being sorted by priority. We apologies in advance for any delay that you might experience whilst awaiting our response, but answers to most questions and queries can be found on this website.
We are also holding Drop-In sessions via Zoom where PSOs (Parish Safeguarding Officers) can ask any general questions. Please click HERE to see our upcoming sessions that you can book yourself onto.
The Chelmsford DST (Diocesan Safeguarding Team):
Lynda Saunders - Safeguarding Support Officer
Laura Tyler - Part Time Safeguarding Support Officer
Steve Moore - Part Time Safeguarding Trainer
- Tel: 07485 308 741
- Email: smoore@chelmsford.anglican.org
Michelle Stanesby - Part Time Assistant Case Worker
- Tel: 01245 98 26 17
- Email: mstanesby@chelmsford.anglican.org
Yolanda Wireko - Case Worker
- Tel: 01245 29 44 68
- Email: ywireko@chelmsford.anglican.org
Mart East - Case Worker
- Tel: 01245 29 44 66
- Email: meast@chelmsford.anglican.org
Michael Lynch - Case Worker
- Tel: 01245 29 44 79
- Email: mlynch@chelmsford.anglican.org
Nelson Morgan – Part Time Safeguarding Case Worker
- Tel: 01245 29 44 74
- Email: nmorgan@chelmsford.anglican.org
Danielle Law - Case Worker & DSO (Diocesan Safeguarding Officer)
- Tel: 01245 29 44 72
- Email: dlaw@chelmsford.anglican.org
Amanda Knight (formerly known as Goh) - Safeguarding Manager & DSO (Diocesan Safeguarding Officer)
- Tel: 01245 29 44 57
- Email: aknight@chelmsford.anglican.org
Address:
The Chelmsford DST, Diocesan Office, 53 New Street, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1AT
Contact thirtyone:eight
If you require support or assistance the DBS application process (including DBS level eligibility) the disclosures team at thirtyone:eight are available to help you. They can be contacted by calling 0303 003 11 11 (option 1) or emailing disclosure@thirtyoneeight.org
Contact CofE portal (online learning website) Help Desk
If you require support or assistance with The CofE National Safeguarding Team’s online Learning Portal (website), you will need to contact The CofE National Safeguarding Team's HELP DESK directly by emailing elearning@mail.safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org
Contact Dashboard Help Desk
If you require support or assistance the Dashboard, please contact The Dashboard Team via safeguardingdashboards.org.uk/support
Contact your PSO (Parish Safeguarding Officer)
The contact details for your PSO (Parish Safeguarding Officer) should be on the A3 Safeguarding poster(s) at your church and also on your parish website and/or A Church Near You website.