At Jesmond Parish Church we take the safety of all in our care very seriously, particularly for children and adults who may be at risk.
We have robust recruitment procedures in place for any staff or volunteer roles working with under 18s and adults who may be at risk, including up-to-date DBS (police record) checks where required.
In addition, our programmes and events are risk-assessed at least annually and staff and volunteer leaders are trained and updated annually in both fire and safeguarding procedures.
If you would like to know more you can read our Safeguarding Policy.
This policy takes into account the Church of England’s safeguarding policy statement of 2017, called Promoting a Safer Church.
JPC’s policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found here.
If you have concerns about the safety of children or adults at Jesmond Parish Church you can contact any of the following Parish Safeguarding Officers:
Carolyn Hosie 0785 336 7915 carolyn.hosie@church.org.uk
Kathryn Bell safeguarding1@jpc.org.uk
Keith Crone 0749 269 6685 safeguarding2@jpc.org.uk
or Thirty-one:eight (formerly Churches Child Protection Advisory Service, CCPAS) 24-hr helpline 0303 003 1111
Newcastle Diocese's Safeguarding Adviser can be contacted via www.newcastle.anglican.org/safeguarding/