Safeguarding

The church is committed to ensuring that everyone working with children, young people and adults with care and support needs:

• understands and follows the church’s safeguarding policy
• will be AccessNI checked via our umbrella body, Baptist Youth
• is adequately trained and supervised

The safeguarding policy may be viewed in the church foyer and information rack (church halls). Alternatively a copy can be obtained from the Safeguarding Co-ordinator Tel: 07445921385.

As part of this church’s commitment to children, young people and adults with care and support needs, it has appointed Alison Pickering as Safeguarding Co-ordinator  Mob: 07445921385 and Gareth Davison as Deputy Safeguarding Co-ordinator  Tel: 07730677506. The safeguarding team’s contact details are on display in the church.

Should the church have any safeguarding concerns it will seek the advice of Thiryone:eight (formerly CCPAS) and if appropriate contact the statutory authorities.

Moira Baptist Church

• Recognises that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
• Is committed to supporting parents/carers and families.
• Recognises the unique and individual worth of each child, young person and adult with care and support needs.
• Is committed to nurturing, protecting and safeguarding children and young people, also protecting and safeguarding adults with care and support needs.
• Exercises care in the appointment of all those working with children, young people and adults with care and support needs in the church, working in line with current legislation.
• Is committed to following statutory and specialist guidelines in working with children, young people and adults with care and support needs.
• Seeks to support all those affected by abuse.
• Is committed to supporting, training and resourcing those who work with children, young people and adults with care and support needs and provide regular supervision.
• Will review its safeguarding policy regularly.

If you have any concerns for a child or adult with care and support needs, in relation to any safeguarding matter then please speak to a member of the Safeguarding Team.