During Office Hours please see the team's contact details below.
For Out of Hours and Weekend Emergencies please call the Emergency Safeguarding number 0303 003 1111 (option 2).
This number will take you through to Thirty One Eight (thirtyoneeight.org/, formerly CCPAS), who will register your call and help with your emergency. We have an information sharing agreement with Thirty One Eight so that any details given will be forwarded onto the Diocesan Safeguarding team so we can follow up with you if necessary. You can choose to remain anonymous if you wish to when making the call but we will not be able to get any follow up information.
The Diocese of Lichfield and the Church of England treats the duty of care it owes to children entrusted into our care very seriously.
The safety and security of children is of the utmost importance and guidelines and policies are part of the processes that have been adopted to ensure that all children taking part in activities in our churches may do so in a loving, caring and safe atmosphere. In order to ensure this we have a Diocesan Safeguarding Policy and we recommend that every parish have a Safeguarding Policy as outlined in the House of Bishops revised Policy document Promoting A Safer Church 2017
Survivor Strategy
The Diocese of Lichfield is committed to responding well to all those who have suffered abuse, regardless of the type of the abuse, when or where it occured.
Click for Survivor and Disclosure Guidance.
Parish websites
If you are in the process of updating your parish's Safeguarding Information on your website you will need to include the following information:
"(Name of Church) is committed to Safeguarding and has adopted the National and Diocesan Safeguarding Policies. Our Safeguarding Coordinator is (Name of Safeguarding Coordiantor) and can be contacted on (Enter a contact telephone number)."
You also need to ensure that the policies have actually been ratified and adopted by the PCC and that this is recorded in meeting minutes.
Safeguarding Training
Basic Awareness (formerly C0) and Foundations (formerly C1) Safeguarding sessions are now available online.
You can download our full Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework 2021-2024.
The Latest Safeguarding Policy Documents
...are published on the Safeguarding Key Resources page.
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
All DBS applications are now completed online and processed by ThirtyOne:Eight please click on the DBS Key Resources page for further information.
New Guidance has been issued regarding Safeguarding and DBS requirements for those standing for Election or re-election as Church Warden. Click here
Diocesan Safeguarding Team
We have a Diocesan Safeguarding Team working together to cover all areas of Safeguarding and their work is overseen by the Diocesan Safeguarding Panel which meets quarterly, with an independent chair. The Panel acts in a support and scrutiny role to ensures the Diocese complies with its legal responsibilities. The terms of reference for the Safeguarding Panel can be downloaded here.
Office: 01543 306147 |
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Helen Scheven - DBS AdministratorOffice: 01543 306223Email: helen.scheven@lichfield.anglican.org Among other roles, Helen is the first point of contact for queries about DBS applications submitted through the diocese. Helen is based in the Diocesan Office at Three Spires House, Station Road, Lichfield WS13 6HX |
The team are based at the diocesan offices in Lichfield, though all spend a greater or lesser proportion of their time out and about, meeting clergy and parish safeguarding advisers, delivering training locally and working with other professionals on casework.
St Marys House
The Close
Lichfield WS13 7LD
Safe Spaces: an independent service supporting survivors of church-related abuse
Launched in September 2020, this service offers support to survivors of church-related abuse whether or not a report has been made. This independent service is run by the charity Victim Support and funded by the Church of England together with the Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Church in Wales. It is free to access via telephone, email or web-chat.
Tel: 0300 303 1056 (answerphone available outside of opening times)
Email: safespaces@victimsupport.org.uk
WebChat - via the Safe Spaces website
Useful Phone Numbers
Office hours | Out of Hours Tel (before 9am, after 5pm and at weekends) |
Emergency (immediate Risk) |
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General Numbers |
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Police | 101 | 101 | 999 |
Healthcare | 111 | 111 | 999 |
Diocese Safeguarding Number | 01543 306030 | 0303 003 1111 (option 2) | N/A |
Childrens Safeguarding Phone numbers |
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Staffordshire/Stoke Childrens | 0800 1313126 | 0345 604 2719 | 999 |
Shropshire Childrens | 0345 678 9021 | 0345 6789040 | 999 |
Telford and Wrekin Childrens |
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Walsall Childrens | 01922 658170 | 01922 653555 | 999 |
Wolverhampton Childrens | 01902 555392 | 01902 552999 | 999 |
Sandwell Childrens | 0845 113 5000 | 0121 569 2355 | 999 |
Safeguarding Adults numbers |
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Staffordshire/Stoke Adults | 0345 604 2719 | 0345 604 2719 | 999 |
Shropshire Adults | 0345 678 9021 | 0345 6789040 | 999 |
Telford & Wrekin Adults | 01952 385385 | 999 | |
Walsall Adults | 0300 555 2922 | 01922 653555 | 999 |
Wolverhampton Adults | 01902 551199 | 01902 552999 | 999 |
Sandwell Adults | 0121 569 2266 | 0121 569 2355 | 999 |