The Parish of Bishop Hannington Memorial Church, Hove is committed to high standards in the safeguarding and care of children, young people victims/perpetrators of domestic abuse and vulnerable adults. The Parochial Church Council has adopted the House of Bishop’s Safeguarding Policy Statement – “Promoting a Safer Church”, a copy of which can be found here

We also follow safeguarding policies and procedures recommended by the Diocese of Chichester which can be found here

If you have any concerns regarding Safeguarding please contact our Safeguarding Officer - Clare Lines

For all correspondence regarding DBS, etc please contact our Child protection administrators - Jenny Payne & Wendy Whiffin

​Advice and contacts for those with safeguarding concerns

  • 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 click on this link which takes you the Childline website, 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 on this link 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 on this link.
  • If you need to report a safeguarding concern to the statutory authorities in Sussex, please click on this link, 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

Policy statements

Parish safeguarding policy statement
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PCC Policy expressing concerns and whistleblowing
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Responding to safeguarding allegations in the parish
File Size: 75 kb
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Behaviour Code for Adults Working with Children
File Size: 119 kb
File Type: pdf
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E safety policy
File Size: 104 kb
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Other useful contacts

  • Thirtyone:eight 24hour helpline : 03030031111
  • Childline: 0800 1111
  • Kidscape - Help with bullying : 020 7730 3300
  • NSPCC: 0808 800 5000
  • The Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor, Colin Perkins :01273 425792
  • Brighton and Hove City Council: 01273 290400 (children and young people) or 01273 295555 (adults)
  • East Sussex County Council: 01323 464222 (children and young people) or 03456 080191 (adults)
  • West Sussex County Council: 01403 229900 (children and young people) or 01243 642121 (adults)