Safeguarding

If you wish to raise a concern, please use the flowchart to locate immediate help, complete a form orEmail:voamethodistsafeguarding@gmail.com for advice.

The Methodist Church is committed to safeguarding as an integral part of its life and ministry. Safeguarding is about the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture. This means we will:

• promote the welfare of children, young people and adults
• work to prevent abuse from occurring
• seek to protect and respond well to those that have been abused.

It is the Methodist Church's intention to value every human being as part of God's creation and the whole people of God. At the heart of the Methodist community is a deep sense of the place of welcome, hospitality and openness, which demonstrates the nature of God's grace and love for all.

Safeguarding is about the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture. This means we will:

• promote the welfare of children, young people and adults
• work to prevent abuse from occurring
• seek to protect and respond well to those that have been abused.

The Methodist Church commits to:

• Promote a safer environment and culture.
• Safely recruit and support all those with any responsibility for children and adults within the church.
• Respond promptly and appropriately to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
• Care pastorally for victims and survivors of abuse and other people who have been affected.
• Care pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns of allegations of abuse and others who have been affected.

Carry out risk assessments and put safeguarding measures in place where individuals pose a present risk to children, young people or vulnerable adults.
The promotion of good safeguarding practice.

For:
Circuit Safeguarding Policy ...CLICK HERE
For the reporting and referral forms ...CLICK HERE
For Flow chart for Bucks ...CLICK HERE
For Flow chart for Oxon ...CLICK HERE