{"id":3776,"date":"2014-03-09T10:35:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-09T10:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/?page_id=3776"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:16:37","slug":"our-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/index.php\/about-us\/administration\/our-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2flsv4-fae4d3789fe4bae042524256210f45d6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-2flsv4-fae4d3789fe4bae042524256210f45d6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-2flsv4-fae4d3789fe4bae042524256210f45d6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-2flsv4-fae4d3789fe4bae042524256210f45d6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-2flsv4-fae4d3789fe4bae042524256210f45d6 av-special-heading-h3  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href=\"https:\/\/safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org\/safeguardingproblemsinchurch\/\">Whistleblowing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/E-Safety-policy-Approved-June-2025.pdf\">E-Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Data-Privacy-Notice-March-23-3.pdf\">Data Privacy Notice March 23<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Keeping-information-safe-a-guide-to-good-practice.pdf\">Keeping information safe &#8211; a guide to good practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/promoting-a-safer-church-policy-notes.pdf\">Promoting a Safer Church Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-34rkw0-2-965f69a494a2c5ed9cf2a877fe1d4209 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Horsham PCC Safeguarding Policy<br \/>\nSt. Mary\u2019s Church, Horsham<\/h3>\n<h4>Our policy commitments are:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Promoting a Safer environment and culture<\/li>\n<li>Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the Church<\/li>\n<li>Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation<\/li>\n<li>Caring pastorally for victims\/survivors of abuse and other affected persons<\/li>\n<li>Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons<\/li>\n<li>Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Horsham PCC agreed and adopted the Church of England\u2019s Safeguarding Policy at its meeting on 22nd September 2022. \u00a0A full copy of the Church of England\u2019s Safeguarding Policy for children, young people and adults \u201cPromoting a Safer Church\u201d can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Safeguarding-policy-approved-Sept-2022-1.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have a Safeguarding concern, please contact one of the team below.<br \/>\nIf there is an immediate threat to someone\u2019s safety, call the Police.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Our Safeguarding Team<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We have appointed <strong>Jude Wolstenholme<\/strong>\u00a0as our <strong>St. Mary\u2019s Church Safeguarding Officer<\/strong> and <b>Liz Lobb<\/b>\u00a0as the <strong>Horsham Parish Safeguarding Officer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our St. Mary\u2019s Church Safeguarding Officer is the first person to speak to if you have any concerns around the welfare of a child or adult with vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p>If you would prefer to speak with someone outside the church:<br \/>\n<strong>Chichester Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor<br \/>\n<\/strong>Colin Perkins<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:colin.perkins@chichester.anglican.org\">colin.perkins@chichester.anglican.org<\/a><br \/>\n01273 425792<\/p>\n<p>The Church of England&#8217;s independent Past\u00a0Cases Review (PCR2) will be completing their work\u00a0this summer but its not too late to report.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/PCR2_Making_Churches_Safer.pdf\">PCR2_Making_Churches_Safer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-al67ts-d540629db9a18ad8623a531552bf873c\">\n.flex_column.av-al67ts-d540629db9a18ad8623a531552bf873c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-al67ts-d540629db9a18ad8623a531552bf873c av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kjwv2wp4-a0fe431476635e6c0a75865c225a804a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo.jpeg 631w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Jude-Photo-450x449.jpeg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Jude Wolstenholme<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"DgV2h allowTextSelection l8Tnu\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"AvaBt\">\n<div class=\"RMBIo k0jbO l8Tnu\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>St Mary&#8217;s Church Safeguarding Officer<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:safeguarding@horshamstmarys.org.uk\">safeguarding@horshamstmarys.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01403 253762<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please do not include any confidential information in any message you leave on this number<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9p2b68-f9b13de25e2a68c21dd2cfcea7248fc0\">\n.flex_column.av-9p2b68-f9b13de25e2a68c21dd2cfcea7248fc0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9p2b68-f9b13de25e2a68c21dd2cfcea7248fc0 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kjwv2wp4-1-5e1711b11e5565be8034896bc1aff014 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liz-Lobb-180x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liz-Lobb-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liz-Lobb-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.stmaryshorsham.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liz-Lobb-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 248px) 100vw, 248px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Liz Lobb<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Horsham Parish Safeguarding Officer<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:safeguardingofficer@horshampcc.org.uk\">safeguardingofficer@horshampcc.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">01403 253762<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please do not include any confidential information in any message you leave on this 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