The Terms of Reference for the ‘PCR2 Reference Group’ which will oversee Past Cases Review 2 for the National Church Institutions has been published today.  

Following the conviction of Robert Bailey last year and criticism of the reference supplied by the Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcome, the National Safeguarding Team, NST, carried out an investigation into the bishop’s conduct according to House of Bishops guidelines.

Article for Civil Society magazine by lead safeguarding bishop Joanne Woolway Grenfell on safeguarding governance in the Church of England.

William Temple safeguarding article: Foreword by Archbishop of York

NEWS / The Bishop of Chichester, Dr Martin Warner, has issued the following statement following an article published in the Brighton Argus Newspaper.

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.

The Church Commissioners for England today announced the appointment of Hilary Wild as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Transition Pathway Initiative new analysis of the electricity, coal and oil and gas sectors

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

The Bishop of Manchester, David Walker, has written to the Editor of the Guardian following publication yesterday of an article about the Chair of the Church of England Pensions Board.