Safeguarding in the Stour Vale Benefice
Stour Vale Benefice takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.
Please click here to see our Benefice Safeguarding Policy
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Jeremy Stanford: 07766 071538
Alternatively, you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding team: [email protected] to speak to a caseworker, or Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, regarding safeguarding concerns or ongoing cases. Or 01722 438651 and press option 3.
For out of hours help: If your query is urgent or out of hours (5pm Friday to 10pm Sunday), please contact thirtyone:eight on 0303 0031111. (Website: https://thirtyoneeight.org/)
Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm.
For more information about Safeguarding in the Salisbury Diocese please click here.
Other contacts you may find helpful are:
- Safe Spaces – 0300 303 1056 Home – Safe Spaces England and Wales
- NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 NSPCC | The UK children’s charity | NSPCC
- Childline – 0800 1111 Childline | Childline
- Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900 https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
- NAPAC – 0808 801 0331 NAPAC – Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse
- Samaritans – 116 123 Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen
- Family Lives – 0808 800 2222 Parenting and Family Support | Family Lives
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247 Homepage – National Domestic Abuse Helpline
- Hourglass – 0808 808 8141 Hourglass Services | Hourglass