The United Reformed Church
Safeguarding
The United Reformed Church (URC) is committed to safeguarding in every area of its life and ministry. Safeguarding is the action taken to promote and protect the well-being and human rights of individuals.
This means we will:
- Do all we can to create and maintain a safe and caring environment for all people
- Respond promptly and effectively to any form of abuse and neglect, including reporting abuse to statutory agencies when necessary
- Seek to prevent abuse in any form from occurring. We will seek to identify individuals who may pose a risk to others and take necessary actions to minimise risk whilst supporting these individuals in our communities when safe to do so.
If you wish to discuss a safeguarding concern, please contact:
Norma Johnson 0121 476 3838 Church Safeguarding Coordinator
Donna Gordon Synod Safeguarding Officer.
Contact phone number: 07458 304275
Email address: safeguarding@urcwestmidlands.org.uk
For information on safeguarding in the URC Synod of the West Midlands https://www.urcwestmidlands.org.uk/safeguarding.html
To view Good Practice 6, the URC’s Safeguarding Guidance document
https://urc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GP6-2023.pdf
Useful contacts
Here is a link to the Birmingham Safeguarding children Partnership website https://www.lscpbirmingham.org.uk/lado
Here you will find all the information you need to get in touch with the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) regarding children's safeguarding matters.
The telephone number and email address is:
- The LADO Team can be contacted on 0121 675 1669 or
- via email: Ladoteam@birminghamchildrenstrust.co.uk
For Adults in Birmingham follow this link:
https://www.birmiI1gham.g0v.uk/info/20018/adult_social_care_and_health/1u/report_possible_abuse_or_ neglect_of_an_adult_with_care_and_support_needs
for non-emergency referrals contact
- Email: CSAdultSocialCare@birmingham.gov.uk
- Telephone:0121303 1234
If you believe that the referral you are making is urgent and needs to be responded to when Adult Social Care staff are not routinely available, please contact our Out of Hours team on 0121 464 9001
- or email AMHPoutofhours@birmingham.gov.uk
Of course you can also call 101or 999 and report to the police as a matter of urgency if you think someone is going to be hurt or hurt someone else.