Key sections:
- Support for Victims and Survivors
- Reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission
- Safeguarding Training
- Parish Dashboard
- Guidance & Policies for parishes
- Past Case Review 2
- Parish Safeguarding Annual Checklist – 2019
- Parish Safeguarding Officers (Safeguarding Nominated People): advice
- Safer Recruitment, DBS forms, applications and changes
- Safeguarding Privacy Notice
- Modern Slavery
- The Hibiscus Project – Grants for projects to enable a welcoming and caring church
News
- Andy’s dedication to safeguarding training
28/06/2024 - Safeguarding in the Diocese of Gloucester
30/04/2024 - Hairdressers, publicans, parish councillors and priests wanted to target rural domestic abuse
02/04/2024 - Research participants wanted
26/02/2024 - Mothers’ Union on 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
27/11/2023
Events
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Our Safeguarding Strategy
We will do all we can to ensure that our worshipping communities offer the safest places for children and vulnerable people.
Read more; full strategy →
Some brilliant organisations:
Mind UK →
Restored →
Clewer →
NSPCC →
Cycles of abuse: ‘Stop It Now’ →
Safeguarding Adults, Glos
Childline →
We will do all we can to ensure that our worshipping communities offer the safest places for children and vulnerable people. Our office is based in Gloucester.
Latest Newsletter
04/06/2024 May Safeguarding News
Who’s Who
![Judith Knight JK HR](https://gloucester.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/me.jpg)
Judith Knight
Director of People, Pastoral and Safeguarding
07801 750664
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@thgi1719676593nkj1719676593
Judith leads on all Safer Recruitment issues
![Brett Riches](https://gloucester.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Brett-Riches.jpg)
Brett Riches
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
01452 835516 (Office hours) / 07944 680320 (Out of hours)*
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@gnid1719676593rauge1719676593fas1719676593
Brett works Monday to Thursday. He is the diocesan lead for all safeguarding casework and advice/guidance on safeguarding matters generally.
*Out of hours cover on weekends is provided by thirtyone:eight – 0303 003 1111
![Mel Biscoe](https://gloucester.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Mel-Biscoe-300x300.jpg)
Melanie Biscoe
Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
01452 835516 (Office hours) / 07944 680320 (Out of hours)*
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@gnid1719676593rauge1719676593fas1719676593
Melanie is our Assistant DSA and works full time. Melanie triages safeguarding enquiries and calls, and also has a lead safeguarding connection role with Sportily.
*Out of hours cover on weekends is provided by thirtyone:eight – 0303 003 1111
![Becca Faal](https://gloucester.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Becca-Faal.jpg)
Becca Faal
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser
07401 197280
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@laaf1719676593acceb1719676593
Becca is the Diocesan Strategic Lead for all our safeguarding training and learning. With the national framework for learning pathways and creativity in having spotlight areas to raise awareness about, working with partner organisations and bringing her own professional experience, Becca works Weds-Friday each week.
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Cathy McIntyre
Safeguarding Training Administrator
01452 835558
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@gnin1719676593iartg1719676593nidra1719676593ugefa1719676593s1719676593
Cathy is the contact for safeguarding training administration including answering your queries about how to log on to the national Church of England training portal for the online Basic and Foundation courses.
This post links directly with all our clergy, PTO clergy and Readers and automatically books them on to refresher training at the appropriate time to keep our records accurate and issues the completion certificates when training has been completed.
![Kate Peake](https://gloucester.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Kate-Peake-cropped-200x200.jpg)
Kate Peake
DBS and Safer Recruitment Administrator
07401 284087
ku.gr1719676593o.coi1719676593dsolg1719676593@ekae1719676593pk1719676593
Kate works weekdays except Weds, from 9.30am to 4pm. She administers our processes including DBS, and our three year rolling recheck process. Please email Kate for any of your Safer Recruitment or DBS related questions.
Reporting abuse and finding support
Please see our page: Support for victims and survivors. We understand reporting abuse may be very difficult and distressing to you and it may add to your hurt by our not being able to immediately assist you. We offer many different ways to get in touch, that may help with that initial contact.
NSPCC helpline for Children and Adults: 0800 80 20 20
This is a special helpline that has been set up for the Past Case review 2 for those who have been affected either directly or indirectly by abuse in a church or cathedral setting. Calls will be handled sensitively and confidentially.
The Safeguarding Team is available at all times to help support you and provide advice and guidance. Please see contact details above, and some of the different methods available on our page:
Reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission
If you have a complaint or concern about how we have dealt with a safeguarding issue, please see the following policy and procedure documents below:
Safeguarding Complaints Procedure
Complaints policy GDBF updated 2021
Whistleblowing policy and procedure
Chair of the Advisory Panel
Introducing our new Independent Chair of the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisory Panel, Debbie Innes-Turville.
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