The care and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of the whole Church. Everyone who participates in the life of the Church has a role to play in promoting a Safer Church for all.
At St Saviour’s we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.
We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.
Parish Safeguarding Officer: Lee Woolfe
Email: safe.stsaviours@gmail.com
Phone: 07872 597 096
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted at safeguarding@chester.anglican.org or on 01928 718834 (option 4)
Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Chester partners with Thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable – this also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.
In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.
Safe Spaces England & Wales
Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.
Email: SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk
Safe Spaces Helpline: 0300 303 1056
Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 21:00
Saturdays: 09:00 – 13:00
Sundays: 13:00 – 17:00
Childline
Parent Line
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
Samaritans Helpline
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline
080 8808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
Everyone at St Saviour’s Parish Church takes its duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. The PCC adopted its latest safeguarding policy at its meeting on the 1st February 2026.
Within the policy we affirm 6 commitments to safeguarding. There are:
• 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.
You can find out more about the national policies and procedures at www.churchofengland.org/safeguarding.
If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues of a safeguarding matter then you can find useful contact information at: www.chesterdiocese.org/safeguarding
Displayed in multiple places around our church site is a notice outlining who to contact if you are a victim of abuse or are concerned about a situation in which abuse might be taking place. We urge you to make contact with the relevant people listed on this poster immediately.
If you or anyone you are in contact with would like to talk with someone independently, please call the Safe Spaces helpline on 0300 303 1056 oremail safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk.