The Regional Officers for Safeguarding:
Each District or Mission Area now has an aligned Regional Officer for Safeguarding (ROS). On this page you will find contact details for the Regional Officer for Safeguarding aligned to your District (or Mission Area) and links to District safeguarding information.
The Regional Safeguarding Teams
Regional Officers for Safeguarding are organised into 4 regions, each led by a Regional Safeguarding Manager:
1) North West Region, led by Chris Lewis
2) South West Region (including Wales), led by Alison Corner
3) North East Region (including Scotland and Shetland), led by Karen Allen
4) South East Region, led by Claire Coles
When to contact your Regional Officer for Safeguarding:
- To raise a Safeguarding concern or query
- For information on Safeguarding Training
- For clarification of Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Guidance
- For DBS/PVG Checks
Unsure which District you are in? View a map of the Districts here (Pdf)
NORTH WEST REGION
Regional Safeguarding Manager - North West
Chris Lewis | lewisc@methodistchurch.org.uk
Regional Officers for Safeguarding - North West
NORTH WEST ENGLAND (NWED)
Each Mission Area has an aligned Regional Officer for Safeguarding
Greater Manchester Plus Mission Area
Helen Bolton | Email: boltonh@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Phone: 020 7467 5114 | 07799 902573
Cumbria Mission Area
Julie Paterson | Email: patersonj@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Phone: 020 7467 5179 | 07453 368 011 (mobile preferred) |
Lancashire Mission Area
Jack Watson | Email: watsonj@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Phone: 020 7467 5122 | 07791 036 801 |
Liverpool Plus Mission Area
Linda Locke | Email: lockel@methodistchurch.org.uk
Phone: 020 7467 5246 | 07341 773728
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
WEST MIDLANDS
The West Midlands District was formed from 1 September 2025 from the former Birmingham and Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury Districts
Susan (Sue) Holder | Tel: 07384 810901 | 020 7467 5277 |
Email: holders@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Stephanie Bradley | Tel: 020 7467 5296 | 07817 808557 |
Email: bradleys@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
CHESTER & STOKE ON TRENT
Thomas Simm | Tel: 07854 265076 | 020 7467 5286 |
Email: simmt@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
ISLE OF MAN
Tony Connell - Ecumenical Safeguarding Advisor and Coordinator
Tel: 07624 235970 |
Email: safeguarding@sodorandman.im |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Isle of Man - SAFEGUARDING (methodist.org.im)
NOTTINGHAM & DERBY
Rosie Clements | Tel: 07434 284 633 | 020 7476 5152 |
Email: clementsr@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Safeguarding – Nottingham & Derby Methodist District (methodist-nd.org.uk)
SOUTH WEST REGION (INCLUDING WALES)
Regional Safeguarding Manager - South West
Alison Corner| cornera@methodistchurch.org.uk
Regional Officers for Safeguarding - South West
WALES SYNOD CYMRU
Rhian Evans-Hill | Tel: 07799 900486 | 020 7467 5273
Email: evans-hillr@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Wales Synod | The Methodist Church in Wales (methodistwales.org.uk)
BRISTOL
A Regional Officer for Safeguarding is being recruited.
District Safeguarding Officer
Tel: 07925 894 649
Email: bristol@dso.methodist.org.uk
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Safeguarding - Bristol Methodist District
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Jane Fisher | Tel: 07840 186 814 | 020 7467 5136
Email: fisherj@methodistchurch.org.uk|
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Jersey Methodist Circuit | C.I. District
SOUTHAMPTON
Jane Fisher | Tel: 020 7467 5136 | Mobile: 07840 186 814 |
Email: fisherj@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Safeguarding | Southampton District Methodist Church (sdmc.org.uk)
SOUTH WEST PENINSULA
The South West Peninsula Methodist District comprises circuits from the previous Plymouth and Exeter and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Methodist Districts.
Andrew Vaughan | Tel: 07925 353 553 | 020 4530 9241 |
Email: vaughana@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Chrissie Slaney | Tel: 07799 900 481 | 020 7467 3772 |
Email: slaneyc@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit SWP Methodist Safeguarding Website:
NORTH EAST REGION (INCLUDING SCOTLAND AND SHETLAND)
Regional Safeguarding Manager - North East
Karen Allen | allenk@methodistchurch.org.uk
Regional Officers for Safeguarding - North East
DARLINGTON & NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Darlington and Newcastle Methodist Districts work together, especially over safeguarding matters.
Carolyn Godfrey | Tel: 07534 346 374 | 020 7467 3532 |
Email: GodfreyC@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Rachel Bourne | Tel: 07903 710 759 | 020 7467 5272 |
Email: BourneR@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit Safeguarding in the North East Region Website (Newcastle and Darlington Districts): Darlington District - Safeguarding (darlingtonmethodistdistrict.org.uk)
SHEFFIELD
Alison Hill | Tel: 07483 362 735 | 020 7467 3528 |
Email: safeguarding@sheffieldmethodist.org |
Visit District Safeguarding Website: Sheffield Methodist District Safeguarding
YORKSHIRE WEST
Emma Goodley | Tel: 07743 006 413 | 020 7467 5105 |
Email: goodleye@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Laura Tunnacliffe | Tel: 07354 862617 | 020 7467 5226 |
Email: tunnacliffel@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Yorkshire West Methodist District Safeguarding
YORKSHIRE NORTH AND EAST
Ruth Lloyd | Tel: 020 7467 5261 |
Email: lloydr@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Laura Tunnacliffe | Tel: 07354 862617 | 020 7467 5226 |
Email: tunnacliffel@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website: Safeguarding – Yorkshire North & East Methodist District (yorkshirenemethodist.org)
SCOTLAND & SHETLAND
Jenny Winsley | Tel: 07828 200940 | 020 7467 5165
Email: winsleyj@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website: Safeguarding in the District – The Methodist Church in Scotland
SOUTH EAST REGIONAL SAFEGUARDING TEAM
Regional Safeguarding Manager - South East
Claire Coles | colesc@methodistchurch.org.uk
Regional Officers for Safeguarding - South East
EAST ANGLIA
Neil van Holland | Tel: 07787 225 230 | 020 7467 5266 |
Email: vanhollandn@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Safeguarding (eangliamethodist.org.uk)
LINCOLNSHIRE
Howard Smedley | Tel: 07758 239 286 | 020 7467 5118 |
Email: SmedleyH@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website: Safeguarding – Responding Well – Lincolnshire Methodist District
NORTHAMPTON
General Safeguarding - enquiries/referrals
Email: safeguarding@northamptonmethodistdistrict.org.uk
Sally Wan | Tel: 07548 315537 | 020 3780 6778 |
Email: wans@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Neil Hutchinson | Tel: 07799 902565 | 020 7467 5255 |
Email: hutchinsonn@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website: Northampton Methodist District | Northampton District Safeguarding
BEDFORDSHIRE, ESSEX & HERTS
Pauline Jackson | Tel: 07508 410758 | 020 7467 5267
Email: jacksonp@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire District : Safeguarding (behdistrict.org.uk)
LONDON DISTRICT
Claire de Stefano | Tel: 07799 900 472 | 020 7467 5101 |
Email: destefanoc@methodistchurch.org.uk |
Visit District Safeguarding Website:
Safeguarding (methodistlondon.org.uk)
SOUTH EAST DISTRICT
Sarah Howell | Tel: 020 3805 7076 | 07958 915747 |
Email: howells@methodistchurch.org.uk |
For general queries, visit District Safeguarding Website: Methodist South East District - Safeguarding
Training
For queries regarding:
- Foundation Module - Train the Trainers
- Advanced Module - Online
- Advanced Module - Hybrid
email Jon White, Regional Learning & Development Officer
For queries regarding:
- Foundation Module - Face to Face
- Foundation Module - Online
...contact your circuit Safeguarding Officer or trainers
DBS
For general assistance regarding processing DBS applications, please email DDC or call DDC: 0116 260 3055.
For ministerial DBS queries, email Wendy Cory, District Administrator