Statement from Archbishops' Council on the Independent Safeguarding Board and Christ Church review

National Safeguarding Steering Group December 2022

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).

Safeguarding Sunday prayer video launched

A new initiative focused on survivors of church-based abuse and those who support them is being launched by the Diocese of Newcastle.

The initiative, which is a response to recent guidance issued by the Church of England to church officers and church bodies on how to respond well to victims and survivors of all kinds of abuse, has been part funded by the charity Safe Spaces.

Notes from the November meeting of the National Safeguarding Steering Group 

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

Meg Munn has been reappointed to her role as independent chair of the National Safeguarding Panel, NSP, and has agreed to continue in the role for a further two years. 

NEWS / Meg Munn, former MP and Government Minister, with a professional background in child and adult safeguarding issues, has been appointed as the first independent chair of the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Panel, (NSP).

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