Safeguarding is an integral part of the mission and ministry of the Church of England.

The National Safeguarding Team is the Church of England’s central team. We work collaboratively with dioceses, cathedrals, parishes and religious communities to help make the Church a safer place for everyone. The National Safeguarding Standards provide a framework to ensure high quality safeguarding practice across the Church. We have robust Codes of Practice, policies and training in place to promote safeguarding as everyone’s responsibility.

We are pleased to publish our first Strategic Review, which sets out the progress made in 2025:

• In July, we underwent our first independent audit. It provides a clear assessment of safeguarding at national level, alongside recommendations for improvement.
• We introduced a national safeguarding casework management system, enabling better data sharing, risk identification and case follow-up.
• We also introduced a formal process for managing national recommendations, ensuring progress is tra…
• We published our Survivor Participation Framework, which offers practical guidance to ensure safeguarding is shaped in partnership with victims and survivors.

Our work is only possible because of the victims and survivors who work with us. We thank them for their courage and honesty.

Documentation, resources and tools for the Church of England National Safeguarding Standards and Quality Assurance Framework.

Find out more about the structural reforms to safeguarding in the Church of England.

More information 

• National Safeguarding Team Strategic Review 2025
• Governance of safeguarding
• IICSA's Anglican Church in England and Wales investigation
• Resources and campaigns to help understand and promote good safeguarding.
• DARE Unit – Safeguarding Data Analysis, Research and Evaluation
• NCI Safeguarding Privacy Notice
• Safeguarding Records Retention