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.

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

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.

Safeguarding consultant Jane Humphreys has been appointed as the independent reviewer into the Church of England’s handling of the allegations relating to the late Revd Trevor Devamanikkam.

Report on National Safeguarding Steering Group meeting January 2023

Past Cases Review 2: Publication of National Safeguarding Team’s Executive Summary

NSSG report from May and March 2022

NEWS / Children's Services Director appointed into new role

The meeting began with an announcement by the chair, the Church’s lead safeguarding bishop, Jonathan Gibbs, that the contract for Zena Marshall, as interim national safeguarding director, has been extended to April 2022.