Department for Safeguarding

Diocesan Safeguarding Committee

The Diocese has a Safeguarding Committee chaired by a Trustee who has extensive experience in all aspects of safeguarding.

The Committee oversees the work of the Safeguarding Team and meets three-monthly to examine casework, quality assurance, policy development and progress towards safeguarding improvements set out in the Safeguarding Improvement Plan (view here)

Other key safeguarding roles can be found here.

 

Diocesan Safeguarding Committee Members

Prof. Kathleen McCourt CBE FRCN

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Appointed 2024. Committee Chair and Trustee.

Paul Weatherstone

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Appointed 2022. Committee Advisor, Senior Probation Officer.

Rose Anderson

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Appointed 2024 Committee member.

Catherine Dyer

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Appointed 2022 Committee member and Trustee.

Rev. Canon Martin Stempczyk

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Appointed 2023 Trustee and Diocesan Parish Priest.

Rev. Jeff Dodds, VG (North)

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Appointed 2025 Trustee, Vicar General (North) and Diocesan Parish Priest.

Rev. Mark Millward VG (South)

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Appointed 2025 Trustee, Vicar General (South) and Diocesan Parish Priest.

Maureen Dale

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Appointed 2024 Parish Safeguarding Representative.

Phillip Salkeld

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Appointed 2025. Committee member and Youth Ministry Trust representative