Safeguarding

As a Church of England parish we take very seriously our responsibilities in law and as a Christian community to look after all those who worship in the church or who we encounter in our pastoral and social activities. We recognise that we have both individual and collective responsibility for the safety of all. We follow the Church of England Safeguarding Policy and the Church Council has adopted this statement our our commitment to Safeguarding. To read the statement follow this link policy statement 2019.

The Church of England’s policy can be found here.Promoting a Safer Diocese 

The Church Safeguarding Officer is Gill Whittingham

If you have concerns about the behaviour of anyone you should report it immediately to the Safeguarding Officer, the Rector, or one of the churchwardens. You can speak to them in church, or contact them via the church’s enquiry phone number 0203 603 0856 or the church’s email address holycrossgreenford@gmail.com

You can also contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser : Andrew Munro  telephone: 020 3837 5092 or email: andrew.munro@london.anglican.org or Ealing Social Services 020 8825 800

The following are useful telephone numbers:

Childline 0800 1111
NSPCC 0808 800 5000
Family Lives 0808 800 2222
Samaritans 116 123
National Domestic Violence Helpline 0808 2000 247