Reporting Safeguarding Concerns: If you have information of a safeguarding nature where the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult at risk is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention call emergency services on 999.
If you wish to report any safeguarding concerns within the church, past or present, please email us on: safeguarding@rcdow.org.uk
The Safeguarding Service can be contacted Monday to Friday 9am-5pm by phoning 020 7798 9352 and choose from the option below:
- Option 1 - To report any safeguarding concerns within the church, past or present
- Option 2 - For Safer Recruitment & DBS Queries
- Option 3 - For all PSR support and safer environment queries
- Option 4 - For in person and online training support and all other queries
Alternatively you can contact the team via email on:
- To report any safeguarding concerns within the church, past or present, please email: safeguarding@rcdow.org.uk
- For Safer Recruitment & DBS Queries, please email: dbsadmin@rcdow.org.uk
- To submit safer recruitment forms for DBS applications: dbssubmissions@safeguardrcdow.org.uk
- For all PSR support and queries, please contact: safeguardingsupport@rcdow.org.uk
- For in person and online training support and all other queries, please contact: safeguardingadmin@rcdow.org.uk
The Safeguarding Service is managed by:
- Head of Safeguarding for the Diocese: Catherine Edginton: catherineedginton@rcdow.org.uk
- Deputy Head of Safeguarding for the Diocese: Monawara Bakht: monawarabakht@rcdow.org.uk
- The Episcopal Vicar for Safeguarding is: Rev Monsignor Séamus O'Boyle: seamusoboyle@rcdow.org.uk
The Safeguarding Team:
- Office Manager: Claudia Mallon
- Safeguarding Officer: Eithne Atterbury
- Safeguarding Officer: Jay Adutwim
- DBS Administrator: Johanna Ashley (Working days Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday)
- Senior Parish Safeguarding Support Learning & Development Officer: Veronica Officer
- Safeguarding Administrator – Parish Safeguarding Support: Esme Bowles