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Statements regarding BBC File on Four Blackburn Cathedral case
Church of England response to BBC File on Four Programme relating to the David Tudor, a priest who was prohibited from ministry for life in October.
The Sexual Offences Act 2003 has been amended to include a new section 22A which expands “Position of Trust” offences to include anyone who is coaching, teaching, training, supervising or instructing in a sport or a religion.
Summary of National Safeguarding Steering Group meeting, October 2024
Summary of National Safeguarding Steering Group May meeting 2023
General Synod voted today to acknowledge and apologise for past safeguarding wrongs. It also voted to endorse work on legislative and non-legislative changes to tighten procedures which have been identified following the Chichester Commissaries interim and final safeguarding reports.
The independent report into the Church's handling of its 2007-9 Past Cases Review, PCR, has been published today.
New working group will bring together theologians, Church leaders and safeguarding professionals.
Work is underway in all 42 dioceses on the Church of England's Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2) with a key focus on listening to survivors who want to come forward. The Church was criticised for not including their voices in the original PCR 2007/8 as shown in an independent scrutiny report, published in 2018.
NEWS / Statement from National Safeguarding Adviser.
