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Reporting Safeguarding Concerns: If you have information of a safeguarding nature where a child or adult at risk is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention call emergency services on 999.

The Safeguarding Office

The Safeguarding Office Team treat all individuals with dignity and respect, and all issues dealt with are managed in a sensitive and caring manner.  All contact with the Safeguarding Team is dealt with in the strictest confidence. The Diocese’s Safeguarding team work closely with agencies both locally and nationally including the Police, Probation and Social Care.

The Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA) has been established to advise and audit the work of the Catholic Church in England and Wales as it develops the highest calibre regime of safeguarding.  To view our Safeguarding Policies please click HERE.

Contact details.

Safeguarding Office

Diocese of Leeds
Hinsley Hall
62 Headingley Lane
Leeds
LS6 2BX

Tel: 0113 2618046

Email safeguarding@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

Safeguarding Team Members

Safeguarding Coordinator

Mary Kearney
Email: safeguardingcoordinator@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Tel 0113 2618046

Safeguarding Advisor

Joanne Clark
Email: safeguarding@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Tel 0113 2618046

Safeguarding Administrator

Juliet Veevers

Email: safeguarding@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

Tel 0113 2618046

The Office is open Monday – Friday, 8:00am to 4.00pm

Safeguarding Complaints Policy – This Policy and Procedure are intended to be consistent with the teachings of the Catholic Church. The Diocese of Leeds will listen to comments and concerns, examine the complaint and judge the actions to be taken. In this process the diocese is open to learn from the case and using the experience to improve services for everyone who uses them. The Diocese will aim to resolve complaints as quickly and efficiently as possible in a personalised, fair, transparent way respecting confidentiality insofar as it is able.