General Synod voted unanimously today to endorse the Church’s response to the five recommendations from IICSA and urged its national safeguarding steering group to work towards a more fully survivor-centred approach to safeguarding, including arrangements for redress for survivors.

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 Revd Lynda Davies, Rector of All Saints Cottenham, in Ely Diocese has been appointed to the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel as a parish clergy member. 

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

Jane Chevous, co-founder of Survivors Voices, a survivor-led organisation, has been appointed as a new member of the NSP.

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

The Church of England is supporting this year’s Safeguarding Sunday, 10 October 2021.

An update on timing of the review

Bishop Jonathan Gibbs to be new Bishop of Rochester

The BBC has confirmed it is screening a documentary on the Peter Ball case.