Any allegations against a Church of England church officer, must be dealt with using the procedures set out in the Responding to, assessing and managing concerns or allegations against church officers practice guidance.

NEWS / Responding Well to Domestic Abuse: Policy and Practice Guidance

This Church of England guidance outlines what Church bodies must do to create safe environments free from abuse for all and the provisions for referring to the needs of victims and survivors of abuse by Church Officers or within church-settings.

A number of survivors and safeguarding professionals from the National Safeguarding Team, dioceses and parishes have worked together to develop a series of videos.

Ensuring that victims and survivors who disclose abuse within the Church of England receive appropriate support is a central pillar of the Church’s approach to safeguarding.

This section focusses on the relational aspects of Church Officers’ responses (behaviours, sensitivity to survivors’ and victims’ needs, humanity and care) which can support healing and recovery.

Our community guidelines have been created to encourage conversations that reflect our values. They apply to all content posted on the national social media accounts run by the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York. 

Resources for parishes to respond to the war in Ukraine.

Reverend Canon Toby Wright will be the next Dean of Wells, it has been announced.

A media pack with everything dioceses need to promote RECOGNISE locally.