Protection of Children and Adults  

The Anchor Anglican Church Fowey is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults with care and support needs and ensuring their well-being.

We have adopted the Safeguarding standards developed by ThirtyOne:Eight

Please contact our Safeguarding Officer if you ever have any concerns.

Alternatively, please contact the ThirtyOne:Eight Helpline directly on 0303 003 1111

The Trustees of the Anchor Anglican Church Fowey fully endorse the March 2021 statement by our Bishop, Andy Lines, responding to revelations of abuse and a culture of fear within the conservative evangelical constituency in the UK.

The Anglican Convocation in Europe (within the Anglican Network in Europe) has a Code of Conduct for Licensed Ministers which the Trustees have adopted and to which the Rector will adhere.

Protection of Children and Adults Policy Statement

  • The Anchor Anglican Church Fowey is committed to the safeguarding of children and adults with care and support needs and ensuring their well-being.

  • We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent harm or Abuse to children and adults with care and support needs in all their recognised forms.

  • We recognise that the personal dignity and rights of adults and children and will ensure all our policies and procedures will reflect this.

  • We believe all people should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of the place of worship/organisation.

  • We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and adults with care and support needs.

  • We believe every child and adult should be valued, safe and happy.  We want to make sure that all those we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are experiencing significant harm.

We are committed to:

  • Following statutory denominational and specialist guidelines in relation to safeguarding children and adults and will ensure that as a place of worship/organisation all workers will work within the agreed procedure of our safeguarding policy.

  • Implementing the requirements of all relevant legislation including, but not limited to; Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018, the Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and 2005, Equality Act 2010 and referring concerns about adults with care and support needs to the local authority under the Care Act 2014.

  • Supporting, resourcing and training those who undertake this work.

  • Ensuring that we are keeping up to date with national and local developments relating to safeguarding.

  • Ensuring that everyone agrees to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by this place of worship/organisation.

  • Supporting all in the place of worship/organisation affected by abuse.

We recognise:

  • Children’s Social Services has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about a child.  Adult Social Care has lead responsibility for investigating all allegations or suspicions of abuse where there are concerns about an adult with care and support needs.

  • Where an allegation suggests that a criminal offence may have been committed then the police should be contacted as a matter of urgency.

  • Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.

We will review this statement and our policy annually.

Signed by the Trustees: 26 JANUARY 2024

Philip de Grey-Warter, Dan Leafe, Guy Stickney, Nigel Tregonning, Ben Ireland

If you have any concerns for a child or adult, then speak to one of the following who have been approved as Safeguarding Officers for this organisation:

CURRENTLY VACANT (Designated Safeguarding Officer)

m:

e: safeguarding@anchorfowey.org

Ben Ireland (Deputy Safeguarding Officer)

m: 079 4388 0006

e: safeguarding@anchorfowey.org

The Safeguarding Policy is available here

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