Safeguarding
Safeguarding Contacts
Dick Franks – Benefice Safeguarding Officer – 01584 892019 07870 205148 dick.franks@stlaurences.org.uk
Lisa Anderson – Diocesan Safeguarding Officer – 07999 028076
lisa.anderson@hereford.anglican.org
Carl Steventon – Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officer – 07593 817717 carl.steventon@hereford.anglican.org
Safeguarding Training
The Church of England National Safeguarding Team provide a number of online safeguarding training modules.
They are available at https://safeguardingtraining.cofeportal.org 
A guide to using this portal is available here
A guide to updating your user profile is available here
The PCC have adopted the Church of England’s ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ and ‘Protecting all God’s Children as its Safeguarding Policies.
Parish Safeguarding Code of Practice
All up-to-date safeguarding policies and procedures are now available in the Safeguarding e-manual, which should be your primary reference point.
Safeguarding e-manual | The Church of England
Here is a link to the section on the new Safer Recruitment Code of Practice that comes into effect on 1 June 2026
Safer Recruitment and People Management Code of Practice | The Church of England
A Letter from Mandy McPhee – Previous Hereford Diocesan Safeguarding Officer Download the letter
Safeguarding Information Guide (March 2021) Download the guide
The Makin Report Click here to read the report
Click here to download the IICSA Report
Click on this link to go to the Safe Spaces website.
Some useful helpline numbers
Childline – 0800 1111
LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline – 0300 999 54 28
Samaritans – 116 123
Family Lives Helpline – 0808 800 2222
Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247
STOP IT NOW! Helpline – 0808 1000 900