Safeguarding in Menevia
“The Catholic Church in England and Wales is striving towards a culture of safeguarding where all are safe from harm and abuse, and where every person is encouraged and enabled to enjoy the fullness of life in Jesus Christ through the prayerful, caring, nurturing, supportive and protective endeavours of the Catholic community, both individually and collectively.” TaCoS 2012
We have not always been alert to concerns, we have not always responded as we should, but we are listening, learning, changing.
“Safeguarding within the Diocese of Menevia is of paramount importance and the Diocese is dedicated to promoting the safeguarding of all children and young/vulnerable adults at risk within its community. Menevia Diocese aims to proactively embed a culture of safeguarding to prevent abuse occurring in the first instance, to provide support to individuals who have been hurt by abuse, and take the necessary actions to reduce the likelihood of further harm.
The Diocesan Safeguarding team liaises closely with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and thoroughly investigated and where appropriate, survivors supported and perpetrators held to account.”
Most Reverend Mark O’Toole
Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia
What is Safeguarding?
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is described as:
- The process of protecting children from abuse or neglect, preventing impairment of their health and development, and ensuring they are growing up in circumstances to have optimum life chances and enter adulthood successfully… Taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.
The definition of Safeguarding adults at risk is described as:
- Action to prevent abuse or to protect persons thought to be at risk of abuse or neglect or poor standards of care by any other person or persons that violates their human and civil rights.
The Catholic Church acknowledges the value of every human life and promotes the duty to support all people and protect them from harm. Safeguarding is an essential element of the Catholic Church that fulfils the mission and calling given by Christ to value every human life.
The Diocese recognises its responsibility in the safeguarding of the personal dignity and rights of all vulnerable people and is committed to take all appropriate steps to maintain a safe environment for them.
It will also liaise with statutory agencies to ensure that any allegations of abuse are promptly and properly investigated and where appropriate, survivors are supported and perpetrators held to account.
The Diocese Safeguarding Team
This comprises of Ms Sarah-Jane Bailey (Safeguarding Manager) and Theresa Jenkins ( DBS Administrator)
Curial Office
27 Convent Street
SA1 2BX
Tel 01792 468672
Email for safeguarding reporting – safeguarding@menevia.org
All DBS matters safeguarding-administrator@menevia.org.uk
Contact numbers:-
- CSSA catholicsafeguarding.org.uk
- NSPCC 0808 800 500 / www.nspcc.org.uk
- Child Line 0800 1111 / www.childline.org.uk
- Careline 0300 333 2222
- Age Cymru 0800 0223 444 ageuk.org.uk/cymru
- National Domestic 0808 2000 247
- Violence Helpline www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk
- Women’s Aid 0808 2000 247 womensaid.org.uk
- Local Authority Safeguarding Team Offices:
- Blaenau Gwent 01495 315700
- Carmarthenshire 01267 228944
- Swansea 01792 456999
- Neath Port Talbot 01639 683021
- Powys 01597 827666
- Ceredigion
- Child 01545 572639 Adult 01545 572111
- Pembrokeshire 01437 764551
- Child Ext 6644, Adult Ext 6071
