🛡️Safeguarding

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At Alness Baptist Church, we are committed to creating a safe, caring, and welcoming environment for everyone — especially children, young people, and adults at risk.

Safeguarding is an important part of our Christian responsibility and reflects our commitment to love, care for, and protect one another.

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Our Commitment

We aim to:

• Promote a safe environment for worship, fellowship, and service

• Prevent abuse and harm wherever possible

• Respond appropriately to concerns or allegations

• Follow safer recruitment and training practices for volunteers and staff

• Work in partnership with statutory agencies and our Union the Baptist Union Of Scotland and ThirtyOne:Eight

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Safeguarding Policy

Our safeguarding policy outlines how we protect children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and how concerns are handled.

📄 Download our Safeguarding Policy:
 

Reporting a Concern

If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact our Safeguarding Coordinator:

Designated Safeguarding Lead:
Name: Mrs. Isabel van Engelen
Email: safeguards@alnessbc.org.uk

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Deputy Safeguarding Lead:
Name: Mrs. Lesley Brown

Email: safeguards@alnessbc.org.uk 
 

If someone is in immediate danger, please contact emergency services by calling 999.

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External Contacts

You may also contact:

• Your local authority social services

• Police Scotland (non-emergency): 101

• NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000

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Safer Church Culture

All leaders and volunteers working with children, young people, or adults at risk:

• Undergo safer recruitment checks (including DBS/PVG where required)

• Receive safeguarding training

• Follow our safeguarding procedures and code of conduct