Keeping everyone safe
Safeguarding
Excellence in Safeguarding
At The well we seek to keep everyone who comes through our doors or who have contact with us to be as safe as possible.
The church understands its responsibility to uphold the law and have policies in place for the purpose of safeguarding.
The church has a safeguarding team made up of the
-Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS)
-Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding (DDPS)
-The Pastors
The church has appointed:
Peter Everitt as Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS) and the Trustee for Safeguarding.
Amy McCallum as Deputy Designated Person for Safeguarding (DDPS)
All volunteers who help in the work of the church will have the relevant level of checks require by Law and in keeping with our church safeguarding policies.
Volunteers can request DBS checks through the church office
Our polices and procedures
Secondary Title
Policy statement and safeguarding policy
The_Well_Safeguarding_Policy_update_2024.pdf
Safe to Grow (Baptist Union supporting document for Safeguarding Children and Young People)
Safe to Belong (Baptist Union supporting document for Safeguarding Adults at Risk)
Safe_To_Belong_2015_PDF_version_final_.pdf
Gateway to Level 2 require reading, this must be read before volenteering in certain church activities
Gateway_to_Level_2_Excellence_in_Safeguarding_2017.pdf
Other documents that might be of help
BUGB_Guide_to_Cyber_Safety.pdf
BUGB_GuideToDomesticAbuse_July2016.pdf