Safeguarding
Safeguarding is a practical outworking of our love for Jesus and our care for others
We take the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults seriously and work hard to ensure that we operate in line with current best practice.
Our safeguarding policy is reviewed annually and outlines out how we:
- Strive to provide a healthy, nurturing, and protective environment for everyone who engages with our church community.
- Strive to ensure that every member of our church community is protected from harm and abuse through ensuring a safeguarding culture; and that if abuse is identified, it is reported and handled effectively, promptly, and proportionately.
- Work to ensure that our trustees, staff and volunteers are clear about their responsibilities and duties and are supported to fulfil them.
- Support the development of an open and transparent culture that listens to the views and wishes of every member of our church community with clear processes for raising concerns and complaints.
- Provide leadership and accountability for every member of our church community in relation to safeguarding through the framework of Identify, Help and Manage.
Our full policy is available on request by contacting [email protected].
Our safeguarding team is Dave(Trustee Safeguarding Lead and elder) Hannah (Designated Safeguarding Lead/Safeguarding Officer in our policy), Steve (Minister/Deputy Safeguarding Lead) and Laura (Ministry Worker/Deputy Safeguarding Officer). The team have responsibility for safeguarding across the church and are accountable to the trustees.
If you have any questions about safeguarding at Rylands Community Church or wish to raise a concern you can contact [email protected] You can also complete our safeguarding concern / incident form and return it to this email address.
We subscribe to Christian Safeguarding Services who provide external specialist support and advice, and we follow their guidelines on safe recruiting and practice.