The Church is committed to working with and supporting the diversity of Britain’s households in every community and at national level. We believe the family is an important part of God’s plan for a healthy society.

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

The Church of England is supporting the international campaign for 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence, as newly released figures show that there has been a 37% increase in reports of domestic abuse to diocesan safeguarding advisers over the past three years (2019-2021).

NEWS / Following today's preliminary hearing held by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by Justice Goddard, the Church of England has issued the following statement.

NEWS / Following today's preliminary hearing held by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by Justice Goddard, the Church of England has issued the following statement.

Christian contributions to public debate.

A response to the publication of IICSA's final report

Marriage from Common Worship: Pastoral Services by The Church of England.

At a meeting of the Families & Households Commission, Lord Paul Boateng, chair of the Archbishop's Commission for Racial Justice, presented on his Commission's work.