Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

The Parish provides a range of activities for children and teenagers.  These include spiritual, catechetical and pastoral activities such as the Parish First Holy Communion Program, Children's Liturgy, the Children's Choir, Altar Serving etc.  We are committed to the protection and safeguarding of all children, young people and vulnerable adults in accordance with the guidelines from the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Child Protection Officer

Each Parish in the Archdiocese has a person who is responsible to the Child Protection Agency for the clearance of everyone who, in the course of their work for the Parish, has contact with children or vulnerable adults.  This involves the completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Form and the Child Protection Officer examining certain documents to validate a person's identity.  The DBS Form is then sent to the Criminal Records Bureau for checking.

Contacting the Parish Safeguarding Representative

The Parish operates in accordance with Statutory Safeguarding Guidance and the National and Archdioceses policies & procedures at all times. Our Parish Safeguarding Representatives are Mrs Linda Gordon & Mrs Jane Craig. They can be contacted at [email protected]​k or alternatively the Diocesan Safeguarding team can be contacted on 0121 230 6240/[email protected] if you have any concerns.