St James Church takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.

Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded below.

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Julie Walker on 01264 790448 or email julie.walker70@ntlworld.com

Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, on 01722 43865 or email safeguarding@salisbury.anglican.org. The Diocese Safeguarding page can be found here.

Call 999 if a child or adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm. 

If your query is urgent or out of hours (5pm Friday to 10pm Sunday), please contact thirtyone:eight on 0303 0031111.

If you would like to know more, our safe guarding policy can be found here: St James Parish Safeguarding Policy – 2025

We also maintain a parish statement on domestic abuse which can be read here:St James Parish Statement on Domestic Abuse 2023

Help can also be found with these charities:

• Safe Spaces – 0300 303 1056 Home – Safe Spaces England and Wales
• NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 NSPCC | The UK children’s charity | NSPCC
• Childline – 0800 1111 Childline | Childline
• Stop it Now – 0808 1000 900 https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
• NAPAC – 0808 801 0331 NAPAC – Supporting Recovery From Childhood Abuse
• Samaritans – 116 123 Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen
• Family Lives – 0808 800 2222 Parenting and Family Support | Family Lives
• National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247 Homepage – National Domestic Abuse Helpline
• Hourglass – 0808 808 8141 Hourglass Services | Hourglass