Sandy Baptist Church recognises the importance of its ministry to children, young people and vulnerable adults and its responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to the Church’s care. (Where reference is made to children and young people this will also apply to vulnerable adults)
As part of its mission, the Church is committed to:
Our safeguarding responsibilities
The church recognises its responsibilities in safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk, regardless of gender, ethnicity or ability.
As members of this church we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all associated with the church and will pray for them regularly. In pursuit of this, we commit ourselves to this policy and to the development of sound procedures to ensure we implement our policy well.
Safeguarding contact points within our church
The church has appointed the following individuals to form part of the church safeguarding team:
Jenny Vass, Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS)
She will advise the church on any matters related to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk and take the appropriate action when abuse is disclosed, discovered or suspected.
Philip Vass, Safeguarding Trustee and Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding (DDPS)
As Safeguarding Trustee he will raise the profile of safeguarding within the church and oversee and monitor the implementation of the safeguarding policy and procedures on behalf of the church trustees.
He will assist the Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS) in helping the church on any matters related to the safeguarding of children and adults at risk and take the appropriate action when abuse is disclosed, discovered or suspected.
Further definitions of these roles can be found in the BUGB publications Model Safeguarding Policy & Procedures (2021).
If you have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of any child then you have the right to report this. You can do this through a number of channels and you may find the links below helpful:
