General Synod has voted to approve new safeguarding codes of practice on; Managing and Reporting Safeguarding Concerns and Allegation and on Religious Communities (deemed approved). 

Bishop Jonathan Gibbs, the Church of England’s lead safeguarding bishop, opened the meeting and highlighted what he described as the cultural resistance to and complexity of achieving real change in the Church and the personal pressure this puts on safeguarding leaders.

NEWS / Lord Carlile named as independent reviewer in George Bell case.

Victim Support has been awarded the contract to manage Safe Spaces, a joint Church of England/Church in Wales and Catholic Church in England and Wales (CCEW) project to provide a vital support service for survivors of church-related abuse.

Report on National Safeguarding Steering Group meeting January 2023

Lesley-Anne Ryder, an experienced CEO and chair who has worked in national and local government and the health and charity sectors, has been appointed the independent co-chair of the Response Group looking at two important reports on independence and safeguarding in the Church of England.

Summary National Safeguarding Steering Group (NSSG) November 2023

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

Short Summary of September 2020 meeting

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