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Update from September meeting of the National Safeguarding Steering Group
Read the opening statement on behalf of the Archbishops’ Council as part of the IICSA hearing into Peter Ball.
General Synod voted unanimously today to endorse the Church’s response to the five recommendations from IICSA and urged its national safeguarding steering group to work towards a more fully survivor-centred approach to safeguarding, including arrangements for redress for survivors.
Overwhelming Synod support for ongoing work on redress at its July 23 session
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.
The Archbishops’ Council has approved the next steps in independent oversight of the National Safeguarding Team (NST), with the first phase to be implemented by the summer.
Proposed details of the Church of England’s national redress scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse have been published today
The Church of England’s National Safeguarding Team (NST) has today published the key findings and recommendations, along with the full report, from the independent review into the processes used in the Bishop George Bell case.
The Church of England has today published its detailed responses to the recommendations of the IICSA report from October.
Archbishops welcome publication of Future of Church Safeguarding Report