Reader Writes January 2025

Safeguarding

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We are committed to the safeguarding, care and nurture of everyone within our community.
Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm.
If you are worried about a current or historic incidence of abuse – which could be sexual, financial, emotional, controlling behaviour, bullying or domestic abuse – you don’t need to suffer alone.
Please contact: Parish Safeguarding Officer .Christine Robinson st.marys.kington.secretary54@gmail.com

You can also seek advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser: Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser Carl Steventon 07593 817717
carl.steventon@hereford.anglican.org https://www.hereford.anglican.org/safeguarding

Or report the matter to your Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police. If in doubt, please don’t hesitate to call the police:
Herefordshire Council Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
Children: 01432 260800 Adult: 01432 260715
Emergency Duty Team: 0330 123 9309 (after 5 pm, weekends and Public Holidays)

National helplines:
NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
Childline – 0800 1111
Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900
NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
Samaritans – 116 123
Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141