Welcome to St James Church Westbrook, (Hood Manor and Chapelford)
Part of West Warrington Church
Your local, friendly, family church
Safeguarding
St James Church takes its duty and obligation to protect all extremely seriously. We have adopted the national Church of England’s robust procedures and guidelines. Here you can find information to protect those who are vulnerable.
St James Church aims to:
- Promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of harm
- Prevent abuse occurring
- Protect those at risk of abuse
- Respond well to those who have been abused
If you have any concerns about safeguarding please contact one of the people below.
- Parish Safeguarding Officer - Sarah Teinert 07973726262 safeguarding@stjameschurch.info
- Parish Vicar - Rev Lauren Bell reverendlaurenbell@gmail.com
- Acting Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor - Mick Murphy 07376431466 michael.murphy@liverpool.anglican.org
- Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm
You can read our Parish Safeguarding Policy here
You can find out more about Safeguarding in the Liverpool Diocese on the Diocesan website
Here are details of some National helplines
- NSPCC – 0808 800 5000
- Childline – 0800 1111
- Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900
- NAPAC – 0808 801 0331
- Samaritans – 116 123
- Family Lives – 0808 800 2222
- National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
- Action on Elder Abuse – 0808 808 8141