Safeguarding Sunday prayer video launched

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.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) concluded its first hearing into the Anglican Church in England and Wales today (focusing on the diocese of Chichester as a case study).

Safeguarding resources, for use in churches across the country, including Bible readings, prayers and suggested hymns, chosen in consultation with survivors, have been published today

NEWS / Bishop Peter Hancock, the Church of England’s lead safeguarding bishop on Safeguarding Sunday

Statement from Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu and Bishop of Chester. Dr Peter Forster.

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).

The Church of England is investing in a ground-breaking programme of safeguarding training and resources, created especially for children and young people.

NEWS / Statement on Bishop George Bell case