If you have information of a safeguarding nature where a child or adult is in immediate danger or requires immediate medical attention call the emergency services on 999. If you wish to report any safeguarding concerns, past or present, please email the safeguarding coordinator on [email protected]. She will ensure that any concerns are dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner.

The Jesuits in Britain & safeguarding

The Jesuits in Britain wholeheartedly support the call of Pope Francis for Catholic institutions not only to fulfil their statutory and legal obligations, but to demonstrate Christian compassion and provide reparation for abuse that has taken place. We undertake to play our part in fulfilling that mandate.

As a Catholic religious order, we are committed to proactive and effective action that will enable victim-survivors to access support aimed at repairing the harm caused. The Catholic Church must be safe for everyone.

We are committed to listening to any victim-survivors who have suffered abuse from Jesuits or their employees, to acknowledging their experience, to responding effectively to their complaints, to providing them with pastoral and professional support at the earliest possible opportunity, and to offering redress adapted to their personal needs.

Our Safeguarding Policy and practices are compliant with the relevant safeguarding legislation, statutory codes of practice and the guidance applicable in the jurisdictions of England & Wales and of Scotland, and in particular with the obligations and responsibilities upon us as a charity.

We are committed to best practice in the field of safeguarding to create and sustain a safe environment for all. The Province provides pastoral support and access to a range of help, including psychological counselling, for any victim-survivors who have made themselves known.

Where victim-survivors, due to issues of trust, might not be willing to engage with services provided directly by the Jesuits or the Church, we have asked an independent specialist organisation to provide specialist support to victim-survivors in Scotland of childhood abuse by Jesuit priests or brothers or their staff.

Statement regarding Fr Peter Brook SJ

April 29, 2024

Provincial Statement: Criminal conviction and death of Fr Peter Brook SJ (April 2024).

Summary Report: Trustees’ Safeguarding Committee Monday 2nd October 2023 & Wednesday 29th November 2023

October 2, 2023

This report was presented at the Trustees Meeting on Saturday 9th December 2023

Summary Report: Trustees’ Safeguarding Committee Friday 21st July 2023

July 21, 2023

This report was presented at the Trustees Meeting on Saturday 30th September 2023

Summary Report: Trustees’ Safeguarding Committee Friday 27th January 2023

January 27, 2023

This report was presented at the Trustees Meeting on Saturday 11th March 2023

The Chair of the Safeguarding Committee

James Reilly was appointed Chair in February 2019 and brings 33 years experience to the role. He spent most of his career in Social Services in the London Boroughs of Brent, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham. In the five years prior to his retirement in February 2016, he served as Chief Executive of the Central London Community Healthcare Trust.

The Safeguarding Coordinator

Julie Ashby-Ellis brings to the role of Safeguarding Coordinator many years of experience, including work with the NHS and British Red Cross. She is the contact person for anyone raising concerns, and is also responsible for arranging safeguarding training.

E-mail: [email protected] or

Phone: 07715 669128

Nadra Gadeed is our Safeguarding Support Advisor, and brings years of frontline experience to the role. She can be contacted at:

E-mail: [email protected] or

Phone: 07706 325952

Reporting concerns of abuse

How to report concerns about yourself and/or others having been abused, or about people currently being abused or at risk of abuse.

Our key safeguarding people

Find out more about the key people responsible for safeguarding in the Jesuits in Britain.

Our Safeguarding Coordinator

Find out more about our Safeguarding co-ordinator, Julie Ashby-Ellis, and her responsibilities. Her role is to be advisor to and also the executive arm of the Safeguarding Commission.

Our safeguarding policy

The safeguarding policy of the Jesuits in Britain.

Towards a culture of safeguarding

Find out how the Jesuits in Britain are moving towards a culture of safeguarding.

External safeguarding resources & links

Here are some helpful external safeguarding resources and links.

Safeguarding Committee

Terms of reference for the independent safeguarding committee of the British Province of the Society of Jesus.

Safeguarding in Jesuit schools & parishes

The role and responsibility of the committee in regard to schools and parishes associated with the Jesuits.

Safeguarding in the Church

Safeguarding provision in the Church

Jesuits in Britain and Jesuit schools

There are eleven schools associated with the Jesuits in Britain. Six independent schools that are part of three local trusts, and two independent schools, together with three voluntary aided schools, fall within the remit of the Trust for Roman Catholic Purposes (TRCP). Click here to read more about how the Jesuits in Britain want to address the question of how we are to achieve effective interagency cooperation.

If you believe a child or adult is at risk or in immediate danger please contact the emergency services on 999.