Safeguarding Support & Training
Helping equip you to make disciples of Jesus
We believe safeguarding policies and procedures are an expression of the good news of Jesus.
Safeguarding is the practice and procedures we undertake in our church communities with the aim of providing safe environments for all, including ministers, other paid workers and volunteers, as well as for the protection of adults, young people and children from harm, abuse or neglect. Every church should adopt a safeguarding policy and have in place up-to-date procedures enabling safeguarding to be a priority in their church context.
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Webnet works with Baptists Together in providing information and training so that Baptist churches can maintain safe environments for all. They have a collection of forms, model procedures, policies and service ideas in the Resource Library on the Baptist Together website.
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Kath Needham - Safeguarding Lead
Safeguarding Contact
Kath Needham is Webnet's main contact for any Safeguarding queries or issues.
If you have a safeguarding concern within your church or missional community, please report it first to the Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS) in your church.
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If your church is a member of Webnet, you can contact Kath Needham, our Safeguarding Lead at Webnet, to seek advice and support.
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If you are a DPS and need to speak with Kath, or if you’re unable to speak with your DPS and need to raise a concern directly, you’re welcome to contact Kath:
Kath’s contact details are:
Mobile No: 07389 728 669
Email address: safeguarding@webnetwork.org.uk
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Webnet’s designated Regional Minister/Deputy Safeguarding Contact is Rev. Alisdair Longwill, e-mail him on: alisdair.longwill@webnetwork.org.uk
Webnet’s designated Trustee for Safeguarding is Steve Finamore.
Applying for a DBS check
Our DBS check service is provided by Due Diligence Checking Ltd (DDC) who use a list of verifiers provided by Baptist Together.
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If you would like to add names to the list of DBS verifiers for your church then please complete the Verifier Changes Form on the Baptists Together website.
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If you act as a DBS verifier for your church and have any questions relating to the DBS process, please contact DDC on 01162 603055 or email (contact@ddc.uk.net).
Policies
Safeguarding Training
We have various safeguarding training opportunities, so please visit the events page to find out when these are.
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Contact Us
Address
Little Stoke Baptist Church
Kingsway
Little Stoke
Bristol
BS34 6JW
Contact
0117 965 8828
Hub Opening Hours
Mon - Thu
9:00 am – 4:00 pm