Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs) are created when Christian denominations work together under a formal agreement. The most common of these is when denominations come into partnership by setting up a single congregation.

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Spiritual Abuse is not a separate category of abuse but is a form of psychological and emotional abuse.

In its widest meaning, “deliverance” is part of pastoral care: it is the ministry of liberating, freeing, or delivering a person from a burden which they carry. 

This section sets out some general advice for Church Officers on how to identify and how to initially respond to domestic abuse. 

This section sets out definitions and signs of abuse, updating existing House of Bishops guidance. You may see, hear or observe these signs as part of the life of your Church, or as part of your engagement in the wider community.

This section provides an overview of what safeguarding is and why it is important.  It is a good place to start for all those concerned with safeguarding in a Church context.

The Church of England’s Safeguarding policy statement ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ (2017) outlines the Church’s commitment to promoting a safe environment and culture across all church communities for children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Safeguarding is at the heart of the Christian faith which believes each person is made in the image of God, but also acknowledges our fallibility and our deep capacity for sin.

The Safeguarding Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults Chapter of the Safeguarding e-manual.