Safeguarding at Dorchester Baptist Church
As a church, we strongly support safeguarding principles which are embedded in all our activities. We want people and children to be free and safe to worship Jesus and grow in their faith.
IF YOU HAVE AN IMMEDIATE CONCERN, please phone the Family Support and Advice Line helpline on 01305 228558 for children and young people social care or 01305 221016 for adult social care helpline.
The church has appointed the following individuals to form part of the church safeguarding team:
Chrissy Boardman, Designated Person for Safeguarding (DPS)
Graham Waters, Church Secretary, Safeguarding Trustee
Fiona Wright, Adults at Risk Advisor
Our policy statement and our full safeguarding document are available below.
Safeguarding Procedures Jan 2026
If you have a general safeguarding concern, please use the incident report form below to document those concerns and contact the team via . We aim to respond within 48 hours.
Safeguarding Incident Form (Word)
Safeguarding Incident Form (PDF)
We have produced a Safeguarding Poster to illustrate what you should do if you have a concern. Please take a look. It is available by clicking the link or by scrolling to the end of the page.
All leaders of group activities are required to complete a risk assessment for their group’s activities, using the template below.
Risk Assessment Template (PDF)
Risk Assessment Example - Sunday Morning Groups
If you would like a Word version of the risk template or need any other advice, please contact Children and Youth Admin via the church office as a first step.
Session reports are completed for our children and young people activities where they are not accompanied by their carer. This is done online to a secure online site. No records about individual children will be stored on a private computer.
Further information from Dorset Council is available here:-
Report An Adult Safeguarding Concern
The Baptist Union have a library of safeguarding guides and videos which you may find helpful:-
