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

General Synod votes to enact IICSA recommendation on Diocesan Safeguarding Officers

 

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.

Support for victims and survivors of church-related abuse to continue long term with new independent provider First Light 

New arrangements for the free service for victims and survivors of church-related abuse

Safe Spaces, the independent support service for survivors of Church-related abuse, run by the charity Victim Support, marks its first anniversary this week. 

NEWS / In June 2014 one of the Church of England's safeguarding advisers contacted the Police with information concerning individuals against whom allegations had been made to a priest in the 1980s.

A support service for survivors of church-related abuse has published its 2024 Evaluation report.

Report for service for victims and survivors of church-related abuse in England and Wales published.