The following statement has been agreed by the leadership of Stainbeck Church on 26 January 21
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 |
| embastide@icloud.com |
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 | Matt Knowles |
| Telephone | 07761 525592 |
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 Policy Statement
- Full Stainbeck Safeguarding Policy March 2022 (web)
- 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: 15th February 2021