The Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit is entirely self-supporting and relies totally on donations from members, friends and visitors - please would you consider making a donation here
The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in Church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participates in the life of the Church
The Church of England requires that each centre of worship (in our respect, The Chaplaincy of the Holy Spirit, Costa Blanca North) has a suitably trained person, designated and approved by the Council of the Chaplaincy, to act as a Safeguarding Officer (the CSO), who will oversee safeguarding issues in concert with the lead chaplain
This individual shall act as the liaison officer between the centre of worship and the Diocesan Safeguarding body (the Diocesan Safeguarding team (DST))
The outline job description for the CSO is available here
It is the responsibility of the Churchwardens to ensure that appropriate levels of safeguarding are in place in this Chaplaincy
If you have any safeguarding concerns, information and guidance is available from
The Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer, Gail Johnson
Mobile: +34 722 415 157
Email: 41gajoh@gmail.com
The link to all the Diocesan requirements for safeguarding which this Chaplaincy follows can be found here
The Chaplaincy Safeguarding Policy Statement
The Chaplaincy Council will revisit the contents of the current year's statement of safeguarding policy, and after amendment and/or approval, it shall be signed by the appropriate officers at the Annual Chaplaincy Meeting for the coming year, copies made and distributed to local centres of worship for display at each centre - the statement for 2024-5 is available here
The Chaplaincy Safe Recruitment Policy Statement
The policy statement may be viewed here, the safeguarding checks to be followed for voluntary positions are here, and training programme for voluntary positions currently existing in the chaplaincy are
Clergy with permission to officiate (PTO)
Worship Centre Representative on Council
Current Compliance Status
Compliance is measured using the 'Dashboard', a tool which indicates the status of a number of key indicators for safeguardintg - the current status (14/06/2024) is here
Chaplaincy Safeguarding Officer
Gail Johnson
Mobile: +34 722 415 157
Email: 41gajoh@gmail.com
Diocese in Europe Safeguarding Team:
+44 (0) 207 898 1163Email: europe.safeguarding@churchofengland.org
For an urgent safeguarding issue call the out of hours Safeguarding Helpline
+44 (0) 303 003 1111
