Safeguarding

Keeping people safe

At St Francis we want to do everything we can to keep people safe when they use our buildings or take part in our groups and activities. We are especially mindful about the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our policy is to ensure those in a leadership role working with children, young people or vulnerable adults have an up to date Enhanced DBS check.

For more details, please download and read a copy of our current Safeguarding Policy (pdf).

Bristol Diocese

For more information about our safeguarding as part of the Diocese of Bristol, please visit the Diocesan website.

For more urgent enquiries please contact the Diocesan Safeguarding officer Adam Bond on: 0117 906 0100

Concerns or Questions

If you have any concerns or questions about keeping people safe, or would like to report a concern, please contact Dianne Allen, St Francis’ Safeguarding Officer by emailing parishsafeguarding01@gmail.com

Alternative contact details:

NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
Childline: 0800 1111
Stop It Now: 0808 1000 900
NAPAC: 0808 801 0331
Samaritans: 116 123
Family Lives: 0808 800 2222
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Action on Elder Abuse: 080 8808 8141

We’d also like to really recommend Safe Spaces England and Wales. Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service for anyone who has experienced abuse in relation to the Church of England, the Church in Wales, or the Catholic Church of England and Wales. You can contact the Safe Spaces team through their helpline (0300 303 1056), their live chat facility or by emailing safespaces@firstlight.org.uk.

If you have been affected, however long ago, Safe Spaces can provide you with support. You do not have to have told the police or the church authorities, and you do not have to still be involved with the church. Your information will not be shared without your consent unless you or someone else is in immediate danger.