Safeguarding

In the first instance please click here for the Church of England’s work on Promoting a Safer Church

We take seriously our responsibility to protect and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk or harm entrusted to our care and have a Safeguarding Officer and Safeguarding Policy that we work to.

Safeguarding contacts

This church appointed Julie Bulpitt as the Parish Safeguarding Officer (telephone:07781 106278 and email: j ulie@bulpitt.gg )

Rector – The Reverend Mark Charmley (Telephone: 01481 263045 and email: charmley@cwgsy.net)

Rector’s Warden – Mrs Anna Jeffreys (Telephone: 01481 251428 and email: mauger_minor@hotmail.com)

People’s Warden – Mrs Charlotte Carr (Telephone:01481 265065 and email: Charlotte.Carr@gov.gg)

Promoting a safer church

The following policy was agreed at the Advisory Church Council (ACC) meeting held on 21st April 2026.

In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to:

Promoting a safer environment and culture.
Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church.
Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.

The Parish will:

Create a safe and caring place for all.
Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the ACC to implement policy and procedures.
Safely recruit, train and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the parish.
Display in church premises and on the Parish website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser (DSA) and statutory agencies immediately.
Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, when or where it occurred.
Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Practices at least annually.

Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church.

This church appoints Julie Bulpitt as the Parish Safeguarding Officer

Date 21st April 2026

What to do in a Safeguarding emergency?

In the first instance, contact:

the local Police http://www.guernsey.police.uk/ or
Children's MASH (Multi-Agency Support Hub) on 01481 223182 for children or
Adult Safeguarding Team on 01481 225960 for adults (weekdays 9-5), with out-of-hours for children handled by the Emergency Duty Team (01481 222222).

For more routine Safeguarding concerns or enquiries within your church these should be passed to your Parish Safeguarding Officer – Julie Bulpitt 01481 263132 julie@bulpitt.gg

Through its formal link with the Diocese of Salisbury, the Deanery also has access to Safeguarding advice from the dedicated, employed team within the Diocese – who are listed below:

Please note the Safeguarding staff are often in online meetings and may not be able to take a call immediately and so email contact is encouraged if possible. The Safeguarding mailbox is monitored frequently throughout the day by the Duty team member.

Jem Carter from this Team holds special responsibility for Guernsey related business.

To contact Jem directly by email, use this link jem.carter@salisbury.anglican.org. He is also available via mobile phone during his working hours on 07469 857888 (Tues-Fri incl 9-5). An on-line discussion can be arranged if necessary. In his absence, you should speak to one of the other Team members, who will have full access to Safeguarding case records.

Weekend cover

After 5pm on a Friday, an external provider ‘thirtyone:eight’ is contracted to provide an out of hours safeguarding service until 9 am the following Monday. They should be contacted in respect of any concerns over this period via their helpline – tel 0303 003 1111. They will provide initial advice and direction and send an alert to the Safeguarding Team, for their attention and follow-up action when they return to work after the weekend. Further information regarding ‘thirtyone:eight’ can be found on their website https://thirtyoneeight.org/ which also contains a wealth of generic advice on safeguarding issues.

[The thirtyone:eight helpline operates between 7 am and 10 pm. From 10 pm and 7 am, urgent matters of concern should be referred to the emergency services; less urgent matters should be referred to a Diocesan Safeguarding Team during their usual hours of operation or, during a weekend, to thirty one:eight as previously detailed.

Further Information

More information about the Church of England’s commitment to safeguarding can be found here.
For safeguarding information from the Diocese of Salisbury, click here.
For the Deanery of Guernsey’s safeguarding page, click here.
For information about the Guernsey Police Public Protection Unit, click here.

If you are concerned about a child in Guernsey or Alderney, contact the Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership.