The diocesan Safeguarding Commission is responsible for ensuring that the national safeguarding procedures for the Catholic Church are implemented. There are twenty Religious Orders aligned to the Commission with a representation from both male and female Orders on the Commission itself. You can see the names and roles of diocesan Safeguarding Commission members below. You can email the Independent Chair here:
Helen Milton
Independent Chair
Canon Kieron O'Brien
Safeguarding Priest Advisor
Canon Paul Jennings
Judicial Vicar
Fr John Garry
Religious Representative
Elizabeth (Liz) Bedford
Parish Safeguarding Representative
Elizabeth Wakeling
Diocesan Youth Adviser
Laura Maydew-Gale
Diocesan Communications
Katherine Taylor-Birnie
Brighton & Hove
Awaiting appointment
Probation
Dilhara Fernando
Lourdes Pilgrimage
Anne Burnage
West Sussex
Sr Helen Doyle
Religious Representative
DS Claire Tidy
Surrey Police
DS Jane Wooderson
Sussex Police
