Unless you have been living under a rock, you will be aware that safeguarding has been a deeply contentious issue in the ...

Synod of Livingstonia general secretary the Reverend William Tembo has called for harsher penalties against individuals who ...

Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have voted against a plan to independently manage safeguarding.

Andrew Graystone, a long-time advocate for abuse survivors, accused the Church of “shocking arrogance,” and said the Synod had “voted for a measure that will leave the power of bishops completely ...

The Church of England on Tuesday stopped short of backing a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, ...

Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...

The Church of England on Tuesday will take the first step towards overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent ...

The Church of England must choose to make its safeguarding processes independent to “restore trust” among abuse survivors, its parliament has heard ahead of a significant vote on the issue. General ...

This was the central message of Dr. Jake Yap, a professor at the Loyola School of Theology, in his talk titled “Prospects for ...

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) ...

The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, delivers a presidential address to open the Church of England's General Synod at Church House. Mr Cottrell recognised the "difficult and challenging times" ...

The Church of England has officially affirmed that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used as substitutes ...