Holywell and Greenfield Churches

Safeguarding

Safeguarding means preventing harm to children and adults at risk by protecting them from abuse or neglect. The Church in Wales is committed to safeguarding as an integral part of its life, mission and ministry.

The Church in Wales will:

• promote the wellbeing of children and adults at risk
• raise awareness of safeguarding within the Church
• work to prevent abuse or harm from occurring
• seek to protect and respond well to those that have been abused

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.

Our Mission Area is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Mission Area regularly revises its Safeguarding Policy and all clergy and other lay leaders involved in work with children and vulnerable adults receive the required safeguarding training.

Our Mission Area Safeguarding Officer is Fr Dominic Cawdell OGS and you can contact him at dominiccawdell@cinw.org.uk.

Reporting a Safeguarding Concern

If you wish to report a safeguarding concern, you can report it directly to the Church in Wales’ safeguarding team here.

If you have information about a safeguarding situation where a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires urgent medical attention, please call the emergency services now on 999 – DO NOT DELAY.

If you think that a child or adult is at risk of harm but is not in immediate danger, please call the local authority social services department.

You can also contact Fr Dominic for pastoral support - his details are here.