Our Policies
The Oak Community Church has a number of policies in place to ensure we operate responsibly, transpartently and legally. You can find all our published policies here.
Safeguarding Policy
Our Safeguarding Policy tells you how The Oak Community Church (The Oak) is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and ensuring their well-being.
We recognise that we all have a responsibility to help prevent the physical, sexual, psychological, financial and discriminatory abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect. We recognise the personal dignity and rights of vulnerable adults and will ensure all our policies and procedures will reflect this.
We believe all adults should enjoy and have access to every aspect of the life of The Oak Community Church. We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with children and vulnerable adults. We believe every child should be valued, safe and happy. We want to make sure that children we have contact with know this and are empowered to tell us if they are suffering harm.
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This policy has been approved by the church’s Charity Trustees who are responsible for ensuring that we comply with all our legal obligations.
Privacy Policy
Our Privacy Policy tells you how The Oak Community Church (The Oak) uses personal data. Personal data means information about you from which you can be identified such as your name and address.
The Oak respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you how we look after your personal data and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
The Oak Community Church is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in England and Wales with charity number 1174870 whose registered address is 345 Chipperfield Road, Orpington, Kent, BR5 2LJ.
This policy has been approved by the church’s Charity Trustees who are responsible for ensuring that we comply with all our legal obligations. It sets out the legal rules that apply whenever we obtain, store or use personal data.