The INEQE Safeguarding Group has today published its first annual report into the independent audit work looking at safeguarding arrangements within Church of England dioceses and cathedrals.

Archbishops' Council report debate and presentation by chair of audit committee

Statement on publication of ISB annual report 

First INEQE independent safeguarding audit report published

Publication of National Safeguarding Panel annual report for 2020.

NEWS / The outcomes of four pilot independent audits into safeguarding arrangements in the Church of England have been published today.

INEQE Safeguarding Group has been appointed by the Archbishops’ Council to carry out the next round of independent external audits of Church of England dioceses and cathedrals, starting in January 2024.

Safe Spaces is planned as a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse across the Church of England and the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

NSSG April 2020 report.

The Church of England welcomes the final SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) overview report, published today, which details the learning from the 42 independent diocesan safeguarding audits and findings on improving responses to survivors of abuse.