“The Catholic Church in England and Wales is striving towards a culture of safeguarding where all are safe from harm and abuse, and where every person is encouraged and enabled to enjoy the fullness of life in Jesus Christ through the prayerful, caring, nurturing, supportive and protective endeavours of the Catholic community, both individually and collectively.” TaCoS 2012
We have not always been alert to concerns, we have not always responded as we should, but we are listening, learning, changing.
“Safeguarding within the Diocese of Menevia is of paramount importance and the Diocese is dedicated to promoting the safeguarding of all children and young/vulnerable adults at risk within its community. Menevia Diocese aims to proactively embed a culture of safeguarding to prevent abuse occurring in the first instance, to provide support to individuals who have been hurt by abuse, and take the necessary actions to reduce the likelihood of further harm.
The Diocesan Safeguarding team liaises closely with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and thoroughly investigated and where appropriate, survivors supported and perpetrators held to account.”
Most Reverend Mark O’Toole
Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia
The Catholic Church acknowledges the value of every human life and promotes the duty to support all people and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is an essential element of the Catholic Church that fulfils the mission and calling given by Christ to value every human life. It will also liaise with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and properly investigated and where appropriate, survivors are supported and perpetrators held to account.
The Diocese Safeguarding Team
This comprises of
Ms Sarah-Jane Bailey (Safeguarding Manager)
Theresa Jenkins (DBS Administrator)
Father Laurence Obotamah ( Cleargy Safeguarding Lead)
Curial Office
27 Convent Street
SA1 2BX
Tel 01792 468672
Email for safeguarding reporting – safeguarding@menevia.org
All DBS applications and processing queries safeguarding-administrator@menevia.org.uk
Contact numbers:-
- CSSA catholicsafeguarding.org.uk
- NSPCC 0808 800 500 / www.nspcc.org.uk
- Child Line 0800 1111 / www.childline.org.uk
- Careline 0300 333 2222
- Age Cymru 0800 0223 444 ageuk.org.uk/cymru
- National Domestic 0808 2000 247
- Violence Helpline www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
- Women’s Aid 0808 2000 247 womensaid.org.uk
- Local Authority Safeguarding Team Offices:
- The all Wales Safeguarding Procedures https://safeguarding.wales/en/
- Have you contacted the Safeguarding Office regarding a concern or to get some support? If so, we would appreciate the opportunity to get your feedback on the service and/or support that you received/are receiving.
- To share your feedback by completing our online form. (Please note that feedback can be provided anonymously.)
- https://forms.office.com/e/3pN9a1TgH0