Safeguarding at St. Francis Church Selsdon, Croydon.
The Parish of St. Francis Church Selsdon takes the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously.
St. Francis Church complies with the Church of England and the Diocese of Southwark’s promoting A Safe Church, policies, procedures, and guidelines regarding the safeguarding of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and responding to domestic abuse: St. Francis Church Domestic Policy Link.
All children and adults who may be vulnerable (regardless of age, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, or sexual identity) have the right to equal protection from all types of harm or abuse.
Any queries or mail regarding Child Protection, Vulnerable Adults, Disclosure, and Barring (DBS) forms (CRB previously) should go to Jimmy or Peter to safeguarding@stfrancisselsdon.org.uk
All DBS applications are now completed online – using a link and personal identity number sent in by email. People must then show the right types of ID from the different routes allowed.
Our policies can be found here: St. Francis Church Safeguarding Policy and the Policy for responding to Domestic Abuse (Approved at PCC).
You can now report any Safeguarding concerns online via this link or Ask for a paper copy from: (Jimmy Or Peter).
Who should I contact at St. Francis Church?
Parish Safeguarding Officer:
Jimmy Wavamunno: 07821846560 or Peter Wyatt: 02086577864
They can be contacted at email
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted as follows: Through one point of contact into our team by phone and email.
Safeguarding referrals & General Enquiries
Phone: 0207 939 9441 (Mon to Fri 9am – 5pm)
Email: safeguarding@southwark.anglican.org
Safeguarding training
Email: safeguardingtraining@southwark.anglican.org
Phone: 0207 939 9476
Admin & DBS
Email: safeguardingadmin@southwark.anglican.org
Phone: 020 7939 9478
Out of Hours/Urgent Support
Phone: 020 3874 6743 (Weekdays after 5pm, weekends, and public holidays)
Emergencies
If you suspect someone is at risk of immediate harm, call 999.
If you are concerned about a child, young person, or adult at risk of harm, abuse, or neglect, contact social services in your local authority area: you can find your local council via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council.
Support Services
A wide range of local support can be accessed by inputting a postcode into the following resource.
Hub of Hope: UK’s leading support database, provided by a national mental health charity and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private, and NHS services together in one place for the first time, accessed via the following link: https://hubofhope.co.uk/
The Safeguarding Team
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer
Pamela Chisholm
Deputy Diocesan Safeguarding Officer
John Stafford
Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officers
- Louise Vernon
- Becca O’Neill
- Christina Hope
Safeguarding Administrator
Shola Smith
Safeguarding Information Manager
Timo Van Der Bijl
Safeguarding Training Coordinator
Hannah Bowen
Information about where to get help with adult and child safeguarding issues.
Croydon Single point of contact: 0208 255 2888
Croydon Emergency Social Work Service is for urgent child protection matters that cannot wait until the next working day: 020 8726 6400. or Click here
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 or click here
(Lines are free and open 24 hours).
Phone if you are worried about a child.
Child-line: 0800 1111
(Lines are free and open 24 hours).
Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247
(Lines are free and open 24 hours).
Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse.
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours). or click here
Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to:
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.)
The Diocese of Southwark
Safeguarding Team contact details
The Southwark Diocesan Safeguarding Team is available Monday to Friday 9 am-5pm (with last calls being taken at 4:30 pm) (excluding bank holidays), and can be contacted for advice and support via the following routes during these hours:
Safeguarding referrals / general enquiries:
safeguarding@southwark.anglican.org / Telephone: 0207 939 9441
Safeguarding training enquiries:
safeguardingtraining@southwark.anglican.org / Telephone: 0207 939 9476
Admin and DBS enquiries:
safeguardingadmin@southwark.anglican.org / Telephone: 020 7939 9478
Emergencies:
If you suspect you or someone is at risk of immediate harm, phone 999.
For safeguarding advice outside of office hours please see the following options:
- If someone is at risk of immediate harm contact the police on 999.
- For non-urgent enquires email or call the Diocesan Safeguarding Team who will respond as soon as possible during office hours.
- For urgent safeguarding advice contact your local social services, provided by local authorities, out of hours contacts can be found below:
Croydon Episcopal Area
Bromley: 0300 303 8671
Croydon: 0208 726 6400
Sutton: 0208 770 5000
Surrey: 01483 517898
Kingston Episcopal Area
Kingston: 0208 770 5000
Lambeth: 0207 926 5555
Merton: 0208 770 5000
Richmond: 0208 744 2442 (Adults) or 0208 770 5000 (children)
Wandsworth: 0208 871 6000
Woolwich Episcopal Area
Bexley: 0208 303 7777 or 0208 303 7171
Bromley: 0300 303 8671
Lambeth: 0207 926 5555
Lewisham: 0208 314 6000 (children) or 0208 314 7766 (adults)
Royal Greenwich: 0208 854 8888
Southwark: 0207 525 5000
Local support services
Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading support database, bringing local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS services together in one place for the first time. A wide range of local support can be accessed by inputting your postcode online here.
