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

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

Members of the General Synod of the Church of England were under pressure as they began a week-long meeting in London ...

The General Synod has voted to transfer most of the Church of England's national safeguarding staff to a new independent body ...

A member of the Church’s parliament said his motion was ‘about sending a message to the nation and the Church’.

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former ...

The Archbishop of York will deliver the opening address to General Synod today as he fights to hold onto his senior position ...

The Archbishop of York faced a rebellion from some members of the General Synod of the Church of England amid calls for his ...

THE Church of England’s General Synod is set to gather on Monday for the first time since the archbishop of Canterbury’s ...

After a series of abuse scandals, survivors had hoped The Church of England would outsource its handling of future allegations. But today the annual meeting of the General Synod, the church governing ...

The Church of England is gathering at a time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury resigned. The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell will ...