The following statement has been agreed by the leadership of Stainbeck Church –
We are committed to following legislation, government and URC’s policy and good practice guidelines on safeguarding children and adults in need of protection, including safer recruitment of workers. We work to a formal safeguarding policy and it can be downloaded from our this website below. It can also requested from the safeguarding Co-ordinator (details below), or any of the eldership team.
If you have any concerns about the safety or welfare of a child or an adult at risk please contact:
| Safeguarding Co-ordinator | Emmanuelle Bastide-Wilson |
| Telephone | 07941 923 420 |
| [email protected] |
In the absence of the Safeguarding Coordinator, the interim Deputy Safeguarding Coordinator can be contacted :
| Interim Deputy Safeguarding Co-ordinator | Judith Taylor |
| Telephone | 01274 632 642 |
Yorkshire Synod Safeguarding Officer can be contacted :
| Yorkshire Synod Safeguarding Officer | Carrie Kaunda |
| Telephone | 07917 958579 |
| [email protected] |
Other useful numbers
| Leeds Children’s Services | 0113 222 4403 |
| Local authority Adult Social Services | 0113 222 4401 |
| ChildLine | 0800 1111 |
| NSPCC | 0808 800 5000 |
| Stop It Now! (Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Charity) | 0808 1000 900 |
| Action on Elder Abuse | 0808 808 8141 |
| Through the Roof (Christian Charity working with disabled people) | 01372 749955 |
| National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) | 0808 801 0331 |
| National Domestic Violence Helpline | 0808 2000 247 |
Practice and guidelines documents
- Stainbeck-Church-safeguarding Poster-February 25
- Stainbeck Safeguarding Statement – March 25
- Stainbeck-Safeguarding-policy-March-2025
- Code of conduct for working with young children
- Signs and symptoms of abuse
- Safeguarding incident recording form –
- Role of safeguarding coordinator –
- Useful contacts –
- Past Case Review statement May 2017
Updated: 5th June 2024