Safeguarding

At St Thomas 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, Joanne Curry, who is based at our sister church St Peters, Bury. She can be contacted at safeguarding@stpetersbury.church
You can also contact our Pioneer Minister Georgina at georgina@stthomasbury.org

Manchester Diocese
The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at: safeguarding@manchester.anglican.org or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958

Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police (999) and the local authority Children's (0161 253 5678 or, outside normal office hours, 0161 253 6606) or Adults Service (0161 253 5151 or, out of hours, 0161 253 6606).

Helplines

• NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).

• Childline: 0800 1111 (freephone and open 24 hours).

• Parentline: 0808 800 2222

• National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (free calls, open 24 hours).

• Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).

• Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (freephone, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm)