At St Mark’s Church, Bredbury, we are committed to the safety and wellbeing of everyone who comes to our church and takes part in our activities.

We follow the safeguarding policies and procedures of the Church of England and the Diocese of Chester. Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone, and we seek to create a church where children, young people and adults are safe, respected and valued.

If you are concerned about someone’s immediate safety call 999 and ask for the police.

Our Parish Safeguarding Team:

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Kevin McKeown
Deputy Parish Safeguarding Officer: Julie Green
Email: stmarks.bredbury.safeguarding@gmail.com

You can also contact the Diocese of Chester Safeguarding Team directly:

Email: safeguarding@chester.anglican.org
Telephone: 01928 718834 (option 4)

Out of Hours Support:

The Diocese of Chester partners with Thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable – this also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

Helplines:

For immediate response, these are the contact details of other agencies that are available to assist either on a 24-hour basis or through specialist helplines and services:

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline:
0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours)
Phone if you are worried about a child.

Child-line:
0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours)
Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.

National Domestic Violence Helpline:
0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours)