The Church of England’s CDM Working Group has published a progress report acknowledging the hurt experienced by many under the CDM process, and recommending that the Clergy Discipline Measure 2003 is replaced with a new piece of legislation.

NEWS / Synod voted today that proposals for draft legislation to enable the Church of England to deal more effectively with safeguarding issues be brought forward.

The House of Bishops met via Zoom this afternoon, as it has done regularly throughout the current pandemic

New measures to strengthen governance and operational frameworks for England’s cathedrals receive final approval by General Synod.

At its April meeting General Synod unanimously approved the draft Safeguarding (Code of Practice) Measure which strengthens and clarifies the obligation to follow safeguarding guidance. 

National Safeguarding statement following survivor testimony 

The final stages for publishing a National Register of Clergy, to strengthen safeguarding in the Church of England, are now underway.

Safeguarding data has been published today taken from annual safeguarding returns, collected by dioceses in 2018 and sent to the National Safeguarding Team.

A response from The Bishop of Stepney, Joanne Grenfell, the Church of England's lead safeguarding bishop.

The Revd Lynda Davies, Rector of All Saints Cottenham, in Ely Diocese has been appointed to the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel as a parish clergy member.