General Notices for All Saints Church, Edmonton, North London
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SAFEGUARDING AT ALL SAINTS.
The Parish of All Saints, Edmonton
SAFEGUARDING POLICY
PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH
In accordance with the House of Bishops’ Policy Statements ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ (2017) and ‘Protecting All God’s Children’ (2010) and the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy ‘Promoting a Safer Diocese’ (2018) our church is committed to:
The following policy was agreed at the Parochial Church Council (PCC) meeting held on 25th July 2024
In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to:
· Promoting a safer environment and culture.
· Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church.
· Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
· Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
· Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
· Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.
The Parish will:
· Create a safe and caring place for all.
· Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures.
· Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
· Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish.
· Display in church premises and on the Parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
· Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
· Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately.
· Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred.
· Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
· Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
· Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually.
Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church.
This church appoints Bridgett Fenton as the Parish Safeguarding Officer
Incumbent . Mthr. Roxane Liddell
Churchwarden ........Adelaide Amoafo...
Date: 25th July 2024
Parish Safeguarding Officers:
Bridget Fenton and Adelaide Amoafo
Email: safeasen9@gmail.com
Diocesan contacts:
Diocesan Safeguarding Helpline 0207 932 1224
Or email safeguarding@london.anglican.org
London Diocesan House 36 Causton Street London SW1P 4AU
National Contacts
Thirtyoneight’ Child Protection Advisory Service 0303 003 1111
Child Line 0800 1111
NSPCC 0808 800 5000 (24hrs)
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (24hrs)
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (24hrs)
Action on Elder Abuse (now Hourglass) Helpline: 080 8808 8141 ( free phone 24hrs).
Karma Nirvana (Honour based abuse) Helpline:0800 5999 247
Forced Marriage Unit Helpline: 0207 ( free phone 24hrs).
Local contacts
Enfield:
020 8379 3196 (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub- MASH)-
020 8379 5555 (Children MASH)
020 8379 2574 (Children and Family Support Team)
Breastfeeding Friendly.
In March 2014, All Saints became the first place of worship in the London Borough of Enfield to join the Borough's 'Breastfeeding-Friendly Business' scheme.
As members of the scheme, we have made the following commitments:
Mums can breastfeed in all areas that are open to the public.
A breastfeeding mum will not be asked to move to another area or stop breastfeeding.
Mums will never be asked to use the ladies toilets for breastfeeding.
All staff members, full and part time, are made aware that we are a member of the scheme.
We will display our ‘breastfeeding welcome’ sticker and membership certificate somewhere obvious on our premises.
We agree to be reviewed occasionally by local breastfeeding mums.
Enfield Independent Article on All Saints' being breastfeeding-friendly.
All Saints Library
We are fortunate to have an excellent selection of books available from our library in the corner of the church. It is open to all to use. Please do take a look at what's available, and make use of the library!
A Fairtrade Church
All Saints is certified as a Fairtrade Church. There are leaflets available at the back of the church if you would like to learn more about this.
Planned Giving
If you would like to join the Planned Giving scheme and would like a set of envelopes for the coming year, please contact Adelaide Amoafo or the churchwardens. If you are a member of 'Planned Giving', pay income tax and have not yet completed a Gift Aid form, please consider doing so. It enables us to claim back the tax, generating extra income for our church, without any extra cost to yourself.
Non-Planned Giving
If you are a tax payer but maybe you feel unable to join the planned giving scheme, can we encourage you to make any donations using the white envelopes you will find in the pews, ensuring you complete your name and address details, so we can again claim back the tax. Your name and address details are only required so we can claim back this tax, we don't use the information for anything else.
Car Parking
Please do not double park on the grassed area as you will be parking on old graves. Also, if you park just outside the church gates, your car may be towed away by the police without warning, as the church entrance crosses a public footpath with disabled access.