The Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is central to our Christian faith and everything we do at St Mary’s.
St Mary’s is committed to:
• Promoting a safer environment and culture.
• Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church.
• Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
• Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
• Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
• Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.
If you have information about a safeguarding situation where a child or adult is in immediate danger, or requires immediate medical attention, call emergency services on 999.
You can seek further advice or make a disclosure by calling the East Riding Safeguarding Children Partnership or East Riding Safeguarding Adults Hub or phone 01482 393939.
If you do not think there is a risk of immediate harm, please speak to the Parish or Diocesan Safeguarding Officer as soon as possible. Parish Safeguarding Officer, Sheila Fisher Email: sheila@safisher.karoo.co.uk, Revd Nicola Bown, Email: rectorcottingham@icloud.com, Phone: 01482 847668, or the Diocese of York Safeguarding Team. .
The Parish Safeguarding Policy was agreed by the PCC of Cottingham St Mary, June 2025.