The care & protection of children, young people & vulnerable adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participates in the life of the church family. To help promote a safer church environment and culture, the PCC appoints Parish Safeguarding Officers to take special responsibility for safeguarding, working with the Vicar & others as part of a team.
The Parish Safeguarding Team are: Reverend Suzy McCarter (Vicar) 01535 322863; Parish Safeguarding Officers: Paul Weatherhead (Cowling), Lynne Cramman (Lothersdale) Jane Mata (Sutton).
Contacting the Parish Safeguarding Team is confidential unless there is risk of harm to anyone.
Diocese of Leeds: Designated Safeguarding Advisers The team at Leeds are available to respond to enquiries or concerns about safeguarding if you can't immediately get to our Sutton, Cowling and Lothersdale officers, and perhaps need a speedy response. Their email is: safeguarding@leeds.anglican.org Phone: 0113 3530257 The DSA team are: Juliette Mclellan, Narinder Lyon and Jenny Leccardi.