Safeguarding presentation to General Synod
09/02/2023
Safeguarding presentation to General Synod from national safeguarding director Alexander Kubeyinje and lead safeguarding bishop Jonathan Gibbs
11 min readStatement on ISB and Christ Church review
01/02/2023
Statement from Archbishops' Council on the Independent Safeguarding Board and Christ Church review
2 min readBishop of Stepney to be new lead safeguarding bishop
16/01/2023
Bishop of Stepney to be new lead safeguarding bishop
2 min readJoint Response to Recommendations from IICSA Final Report
12/01/2023
Response to Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) recommendations from the National Safeguarding Steering Group, the House of Bishops and the Archbishops’ Council.
1 min readSafe Spaces service update
09/01/2023
New arrangements for the free service for victims and survivors of church-related abuse
3 min readSummary of the December 2022 meeting of National Safeguarding Steering Group
19/12/2022
National Safeguarding Steering Group December 2022
4 min readSmyth Review: update from independent reviewer
13/12/2022
Smyth Review: Update from independent reviewer
2 min readInterim Support Scheme
12/12/2022
The Church of England’s interim support scheme is part of the Church’s recognition that harm has been caused by both that abuse itself, and the Church’s responses to survivors.
2 min readDomestic abuse must not be a taboo subject, as reports to churches increase
25/11/2022
The Church of England is supporting the international campaign for 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence, as newly released figures show that there has been a 37% increase in reports of domestic abuse to diocesan safeguarding advisers over the past three years (2019-2021).
4 min read
Read safeguarding news and views from the National Safeguarding Team.