Margaret Reynolds

Safeguarding Hotline:  07800 719639

Margaret's role in the team is to:  

1)co-ordinate the effective implementation of the Connexional and District Safeguarding policies, and the recommendations of The  Church and Sex Offender's report to the Methodist Conference 2000.

2)advise on the formation of local Church and Circuit safeguarding policies, and arrangements for sex offenders attending local Churches.

The main tasks of the role include:

 ·seeing that the District Safeguarding policy is implemented

· convening and chairing the District Safeguarding Advisory Group,

·co-ordinating training in Safeguarding with the District Safeguarding  Advisor's Group, the Training and Development Officer, the District  Children's Secretary and the District Youth and Community Secretary.

Margaret is expected to support those involved in implementing the Safeguarding policy in Churches throughout the district, and to be the first point of contact for advice or queries about child protection issues.

In order to improve Safeguarding across the district, Margaret is planning to set up a Circuit Safeguarding Advisors' forum, to share up-to-date information relating to Safeguarding relevant to the Methodist Church with them. In turn, it is hoped they will share this information with the Church Safeguarding Officers within their respective circuits.