STATEMENT / IICSA response by members of the House of Bishops

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.

NEWS / Statement on Kendall House review from Bishop Paul Butler, lead bishop on safeguarding for the Church of England.

Short Summary of September 2020 meeting

NEWS / The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, lead bishop on safeguarding has issued a statement today following various media comments on his recent contribution in the House of Lords regarding Bishop George Bell.

The Church of England has published today new House of Bishops’ guidance on reporting safeguarding and other Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission. This is the first time the Church of England has produced Charity Commission approved guidance.

Response to reports of the death of John Smyth from the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Peter Hancock, the Church of England's lead safeguarding bishop.

Publication of the interim report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA.

The independent report into the Church's handling of its 2007-9 Past Cases Review, PCR, has been published today.

The Church of England's National Safeguarding Team has today published a progress report, one year on from the Elliott Review.