Read safeguarding news and views from the National Safeguarding Team.
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Churches to continue support for abuse victims following successful two-year pilot
01/09/2022
The Church of England and Catholic Church in England and Wales will be continuing to provide support for victims of church-based abuse, following a successful two-year pilot of the Safe Spaces service.
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to publish final report on October 20
18/08/2022
Comment from Bishop of Rochester Jonathan Gibbs, the Church of England’s lead bishop for safeguarding.
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Letters from Chair of Redress Board and Survivor & Victim Working Group
10/08/2022
Letters to Church Times (August 2022) from the Chair of the Redress Board and the Redress Scheme Survivor and Victim Working Group
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Statement on ISB from lead safeguarding bishop
04/08/2022
Statement on Chair of Independent Safeguarding Board from lead safeguarding bishop
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National survivor survey to inform Church's safeguarding work
18/07/2022
Launch of vital national survey to understand how victims and survivors would like to be involved in the development and implementation of a Church of England survivor engagement framework.
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Statement on Telford Inquiry report
13/07/2022
The publication of the report of the public inquiry into child sex abuse in Telford, demands a response from all organisations working with children and young people, states bishops and national director of safeguarding.
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Summary of the 2022 July meeting of the National Safeguarding Steering Group
12/07/2022
Summary of July National Safeguarding Steering Group meeting
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General Synod safeguarding session
09/07/2022
Summary of presentation on safeguarding independence and synod debate on safeguarding
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New permanent national director of safeguarding appointed
06/07/2022
Alexander Kubeyinje will be the Church of England’s new permanent national director of safeguarding.
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Position of Trust offences now include faith settings
05/07/2022
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 has been amended to include a new section 22A which expands “Position of Trust” offences to include anyone who is coaching, teaching, training, supervising or instructing in a sport or a religion.
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