Safeguarding Trust

It is the policy of the Church of Ireland to set standards for the welfare of all children sharing in its ministry with a view to protecting them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.

Accordingly Safeguarding Trust (The Church of Ireland Code of Good Practice) is designed to enable everyone within the Church of Ireland to fulfill their responsibilities within ministry for children:-

to prevent the physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children
to set out the appropriate responses and procedures in the event of abuse taking place
to encourage safe practices for those who work with children
to safeguard those who work with children from the consequences of unfounded accusation.

It is incumbent on the Christian community, therefore, to create a safe environment for children and to implement carefully a code of practice in its ministry to children.

Please go to LINKS sections and click on the Church Of Ireland webpage; go to Children & Youth Section and then click on Safeguarding Trust and then scroll down and click on Safeguarding Trust Northern Ireland for full details.

Please contact any member of the Safeguarding Trust team, details are shown below, if you have any concerns regarding child protection.

Ruth Murray 028 79418311
info@woodschapel.armagh.anglican.org

Hazel Derby 028 79631859

Trevor Patterson 028 79469797