Safeguarding at St John's
St John's follows Church of England safeguarding guidance.
Our Safeguarding Officer is David Thomas. Please contact him if you have any concerns about safeguarding issues on safeguarding@stjohnsmilford.org.uk
Alternatively, the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer can be contacted on safeguarding@cofeguildford.org.uk
Follow this link for St John's latest safeguarding policy document:
Safeguarding Policy
Other sources of help or support
There are also many support helplines available if you wish to speak to someone outside the church:
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Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (Risk of immediate harm) - 0300 470 9100
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Out-of-hours Surrey Emergency Duty Team (No risk of immediate harm) - 01483 517898
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Where a child or adult is at immediate risk of harm - call 999
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NSPCC for adults concerned about a child - 0808 800 5000
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Childline for children and young people - 0800 1111
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Hourglass (formerly Action on Elder Abuse) helpline - 0808 808 8141
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24-hour National Domestic Abuse helpline - 0808 2000 247
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NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) offer support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse - 0808 801 0331
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Stop It Now preventing child sexual abuse - 0808 1000 900
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Cruse bereavement helpline - 0808 808 1677
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Family Lives support and advice on family issues - 0808 800 2222
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MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers - 0808 801 0340
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Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to - 116 123
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Past Cases Review 2 dedicated helpline for survivors of church-related abuse in the UK, operated by the NSPCC - 0800 80 20 20
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SurvivorsUK - 0808 801 0332
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National Rape Crisis Helpline - 0808 500 2222
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The Survivors Trust - 0808 801 0818
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SignHealth (formerly DeafHope) (BSL) Text Number - 07800 003421
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Modern Slavery Helpline - 0800 0121 0700
Please note: These helplines are all operated by third parties. Their contact details were last verified May 2026.