STATEMENT / Archbishops Council IICSA Opening Statement

NEWS / A transcript of the oral closing submission from the Archbishops' Council for the Peter Ball case study as part if the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) on 27 July 2018.

NEWS / Bishop Peter Ball to be prosecuted.

Statements from Bishop Stephen, Archbishop Justin and the National Safeguarding Team.

Blog from new lead safeguarding bishop as he takes up the role.

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have welcomed two key appointments to the new Independent Safeguarding Board.

We have been made aware of a complaint to the Charity Commission and of course will cooperate fully with any future process, because we are absolutely committed to the importance of safeguarding throughout the life of the Church of England.

Victim Support has been awarded the contract to manage Safe Spaces, a joint Church of England/Church in Wales and Catholic Church in England and Wales (CCEW) project to provide a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse.

NEWS / Responding Well to Domestic Abuse: Policy and Practice Guidance

NEWS / The Archbishop of Canterbury has announced the appointment of Dame Moira Gibb to be chair of the independent review into the way the Church of England responded to the case of Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Gloucester, who was jailed last year for sex offences.