Who to contact to raise a safeguarding concern
If you believe that an individual may be at risk of immediate serious harm from others, or someone you know through your chaplaincy poses a risk of serious harm to themselves or others, you must take action.
Where there is an immediate risk of harm, you should contact the local protection services in the country where the concern has arisen.
In addition, all concerns should be reported within 24 hours to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team. You can do this directly by telephone or email. You should notify your Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer, or, if the CSO is not available, another appropriate church officer who should ensure the concern is brought to the attention of the DST.
The DST provide a consultation line Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 18:00 Central European Time.
For urgent enquiries during operational hours, please call: +44 (0)207 898 1159 or email.
For non-urgent enquiries contact: +44 (0)7464 544 715 or email.
Out of hours
For urgent enquiries outside operational hours, call our partners thirtyone:eight on +44 (0) 303 003 1111. You will be provided with initial advice and your referral will be passed to the DST.
For non-urgent concerns outside operational hours, please email and a team member will respond as soon as possible.
Reporting a concern
To report a concern by email, please complete the referral form which you can download here. Please email the completed form to europe.safeguarding@churchofengland.org. Our team will respond the next working day. Please tell us if you need help in completing the form, or need to have a form in a language other than English.