Here at St Andrew’s we take the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults very seriously, and we are committed to implementing all safeguarding policies and practice guidance issued by the Church of England.

You can view the Diocese of Chichester Safeguarding Policies here.

You can view our acceptance of these policies here.

• If you are a child and you need to talk to someone about things that are happening to you that you don’t like, please visit the Childline website, https://www.childline.org.uk/ or telephone Childline on 0800 1111

• If you are an adult and you need to access support about something that is happening to you, please click here to find out how you can do that. Scroll down to find links to various support organisations for you to contact.

• If you need to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, please click here.

• If you need to report a safeguarding concern to the statutory authorities in Sussex, please click here, click on the option on the left that most describes the situation you are concerned about, and follow the advice and further links you find there. Please remember to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as well once you have contacted the statutory authorities.