To: bishops, deans, archdeacons, clergy, diocesan secretaries, diocesan and cathedral safeguarding officers/advisers, parish safeguarding officers, church wardens, diocesan communications officers, and principals of TEIs.

STATEMENT / Bishop of Lincoln

Archbishop of Canterbury statement on Soul Survivor 

NEWS / The Rt Revd Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham today announced the appointment of a new full-time National Safeguarding Adviser for the Church of England.

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).

New working group will bring together theologians, Church leaders and safeguarding professionals.

A resource to help local churches do some theological thinking around safeguarding has been published today by the Faith and Order Commission (FAOC), in response to a request by the lead bishop for safeguarding, the Rt Rev Paul Butler.

Alexander Kubeyinje will be the Church of England’s new permanent national director of safeguarding.

Update from September meeting of the National Safeguarding Steering Group