SafeGuarding

We are committed to ensuring that St Augustine’s is

a safe place for all

In order to fulfil that commitment the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Augustine’s Thorpe Bay has adopted the House of Bishops’ Promoting a Safer Church Safeguarding Policy Statement.  

The PCC safeguarding policy can be viewed by clicking below.

If you need to speak to someone in the parish about safeguarding, please contact either the vicar or the Parish Safeguarding Officer.  The vicar, Revd. Dave Willis is contactable on 01702 587597 or vicar@st-augustines.info.  Our Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) is Megan Dugdale. Megan's contact details can be found at the back of the church or you can email her at safeguarding@st-augustines.info

St Augustine’s Church is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford.  For information about the Diocesan Safeguarding Team and Safeguarding contacts in the Diocese of Chelmsford click here. This page includes contact details for Safeguarding organisations and charities. 

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Local Authority Safeguarding

The local authority in Southend on Sea has established a website covering Safeguarding for children and adults.  It can be accessed here:www.safeguardingsouthend.co.uk

Alternatively you can make contact via telephone on the following numbers:

For concerns about a child, call the Southend Child Single Point of Contact (C-SPOC) on 01702 215007.

For concerns about an adult, call Southend’s Access Team on 01702 215008.

To report concerns outside of office hours, call the Emergency Duty Team on 0845 606 1212.

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If you believe that somebody is in immediate risk of danger or harm you should call 999 and ask for the police.