Safeguarding
If you have a Safeguarding Concern
If someone is at risk of immediate danger call 999.
Please contact your Local Authority Safeguarding team – a list of Local Authorities is available in the appendices of our Safeguarding Policies below.
Father Hudson's
If you have a Safeguarding concern regarding a person who was previously cared for by Father Hudson’s please contact our Chief Executive Officer, Joanne Watters.
Sources of Support
If you or someone connected to you was in care in Father Hudson’s, or if you or someone you know was adopted through Father Hudson’s, and have safeguarding concerns about your involvement with Father Hudson’s, please contact the CEO, and/or our Origins department.
Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England or the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The service is open to anyone over 18 who lives in England and Wales.
NAPAC – the National Association for People Abused in Childhood – offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect.
Our Safeguarding Team
Senior Management Team
Our Senior Management Team who are Heads of direct services are Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) for the projects and services they are responsible for.
Ed Brown
Head of Adult Care, Compliance and Development
Responsible for:
- St. Joseph’s Care Home
- St. Catherine’s Bungalows
- Coleshill Day Services
- Domiciliary Care and Supported Living
Shari Brown
Head of Community Projects
Responsible for:
Joanne Walthew
Head of Children and Family Services
Responsible for:
- New Routes Fostering
- Schools Family Support
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Refugee Community Sponsorship
Safeguarding Statement
Thanks to a dedicated and professional safeguarding team, we have made significant progress in recent years to improve our commitment to safeguarding, and this work continues.
Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility, not just that of the few. We all need to play our part and keep people safe.
Preventing harm is an absolute requirement for any organisation seeking to do good work within our society.
Our Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for safeguarding in Father Hudson’s, and are responsible for ensuring we comply with our duty of care in all our activities. Two Trustees take a lead with special responsibility for safeguarding.
The Board of Trustees delegate day-to-day responsibility for the management of safeguarding to the Chief Executive Officer, the Senior Management Team, and designated Safeguarding Leads. Our Trustees and Heads of direct services meet 3 times a year. The responsibility for safeguarding at each associated charity remains the responsibility of local trustees, which includes Father Hudson’s Caritas members.
Joanne Watters
Chief Executive Officer
Jane Wilton
Safeguarding Lead for Children
