Stone Church, St Mary the Virgin
13th Century parish church of Stone-next-Dartford, Kent
A place of welcome, prayer, healing and peace.
Information for Members of St. Mary’s church Stone Parochial Church Council
Thank you for serving as a member of the Parochial Church Council and a trustee of St Mary the Virgin church, Stone.
Access to important information relating to charity governance, safeguarding, health and safety and data protection is provided below.
If you have any questions or concerns please speak to the Rector, a Churchwarden, or the Parish Safeguarding Officer.
Safeguarding
A safer church - Safeguarding, Church of England - Click here
The Parish Safeguarding Handbook, Church of England - Click Here
Diocese Safeguarding webpage - Click Here
St Mary’s safeguarding webpage - Click Here
Safeguarding courses information - Basic Awareness (C0) and Foundation (C1) - Click Here
Data Protection and Privacy
GDPR and Privacy - Click Here
General Privacy Policy - Click Here
Role holders’ Privacy Policy - Click Here
Health and Safety
St Mary’s Stone Health and Safety Policy – Click Here (opens as a PDF document)
Charity Governance
Charity Trustee: what’s involved (CC3a) - Click Here
Eligibility to be a trustee - Click here
The Essential Trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3) - Click Here
Other guidance available via Charity Commission website - Click Here
Diocese of Rochester
‘Called Together’ strategy - Click Here
Serious Incident Reporting - Click Here
St Mary’s online
Facebook – St Marys Church Stone-next-Dartford
X - @stmarystone