Our church aims to provide a place where all people feel welcomed, respected and safe from abuse.
Every single human being is precious to God. We are committed to the support, nurture, protection and safeguarding of all, especially the young and vulnerable. We recognise that our work with children, young people and vulnerable adults is the responsibility of the whole church community.
We are fully committed to acting within current legislation, guidance, national frameworks and the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy and procedures. We will also act in an open, transparent and accountable way in working in partnership with the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, Children and Adult Social Care Services, the Police, Probation Services and other agencies to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
We welcome staff and volunteers who are recruited in accordance with the Policy of the Diocese of Exeter. This means that we will ensure that those who are employed or who volunteer to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults are suitable for the role, that they know what the role entails, and that they are supported in carrying it out.
All of our church leaders are regularly trained with respect to the latest Safeguarding Policies and available Best Practices. Our current Safeguarding Policy was updated in September 2025.
If you need to speak to a person regarding safeguarding issues, please in the first instance contact our Safeguarding Officer. If you cannot reach her, please try the alternative contact. Your enquiry will be dealt with speedily and passed to the relevant person with complete confidentiality.
| Safeguarding Officer Mrs Ann Searson | 01647 432353 |
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| Churchwarden Mrs Rosemary Bleakman | 01647 432689 |
If you would like to contact the Safeguarding Team for the Diocese of Exeter, you will find their details on the Diocese website.
If you are a young person and you feel unhappy about something happening to you, you can call Childline on 0800 1111