In a boost to a significant conservation effort, the Church Commissioners for England has agreed a fresh lease with Butterfly Conservation at Magdalen Hill Down, a nature reserve on the edge of Winchester in the South Downs National Park.

Statement from lead safeguarding bishop on BBC interview with former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Learn more about the journey we've taken so far in addressing the Church Commissioners’ historic links with African chattel enslavement.

A church on the edge of the Cotswolds is set to reduce its energy bills after replacing an unreliable oil-fired boiler with electric under-pew heaters, thanks to a grant from the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme.

The National Safeguarding Team has announced the conclusion of work to review all clergy under the authority or oversight of the Church of England who are criticised in the Makin review.

NSSG report from May and March 2022

Joanne Grenfell, lead bishop for Safeguarding, opens the debate on Managing Allegations Code of Practice, a new Safeguarding code of practice.

Joanne Grenfell, lead bishop for Safeguarding, opens the debate on the Reporting Code of Practice, a new Safeguarding code of practice.

General Synod has voted to approve new safeguarding codes of practice on; Managing and Reporting Safeguarding Concerns and Allegation and on Religious Communities (deemed approved). 

Proposals move forward after Safeguarding debate.