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Safeguarding at
Abbey Baptist Church

At Abbey Baptist Church we regard safeguarding as not simply a legal responsibility but a Christian responsibility. The Lord Jesus Christ came into the world to bring people into his kingdom for eternal safety. It is therefore our responsibility to do all we can to ensure all people who visit or are a part of our church are safe.

Our elders seek to model good safeguarding in their practice and hold each other accountable. All members of the church and congregation are also able to raise any concerns with our safeguarding team. If they do not feel comfortable doing that within the church there are local and national bodies where concerns can be raised (see below). The church trustees have overall legal responsibility of safeguarding matters in the church.

All those with responsibility for children and vulnerable adults are DBS checked and receive safeguarding training. The trustees also receive safeguarding training appropriate to their responsibility.

Safeguarding Contact Details

If you have any concerns of a safeguarding nature you are able (and encouraged) to contact, in the first instance, either John Lipp, our safeguarding lead, or Beth Rolfe, our deputy safeguarding lead using the details below.

John Lipp - Designated Safeguarding Lead
safeguarding@abbeyonline.org.uk

Beth Rolfe - Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
beth-safeguarding@abbeyonline.org.uk

Christian Safeguarding Services

The church receives advice from Christian Safeguarding Services. If appropriate they can be contacted via:
contact@thecss.co.uk
0116 2184420

Local Authority Contacts:

Local Authority Designated Officer: (LADO)
lado.safeguardingchildren@oxfordshire.gov.uk
01865 810 603

Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) [for concerns related to children]
0345 0507 666 (during office hours)
0800 833 408 (outside office hours)

Oxfordshire Adult Safeguarding Team
0345 050 7666 (during office hours)
0345 050 7666 (outside office hours)