NEWS / The next Bishop of Bath and Wells has been announced. The announcement from Downing Street was made at 9am and confirms the next Bishop of Bath and Wells will be the Rt Revd Peter Hancock.

NEWS / The outcomes of four pilot independent audits into safeguarding arrangements in the Church of England have been published today.

INEQE Safeguarding Group has been appointed by the Archbishops’ Council to carry out the next round of independent external audits of Church of England dioceses and cathedrals, starting in January 2024.

Downing Street has announced today that the Rt Revd Michael Beasley will be the next Bishop of Bath and Wells. 

NEWS / The Church Commissioners for England and the Diocese of Bath and Wells have today issued a joint statement following the publication of the decision of the committee of the Archbishops' Council.

Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) independent audits within the Church of England.

Last month we reached the decision to postpone the cathedral audits due to take place between March and August 2020 because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

NEWS / The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Peter Hancock, the Church of England’s lead safeguarding bishop addressed February’s Synod on national developments and the Church’s preparation for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA.

Bath Abbey is using an ancient water way to heat the World Heritage site.