THE General Synod stopped short of transferring all safeguarding functions to an external organisation, at least in the short ...

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“A DISTURBINGLY pervasive culture of denial, silence, a refusal to take heed of the lived experience of others and the ...

SOME of those who knew of the abuse perpetrated by John Smyth have been “lying”, a survivor told the General Synod on Monday ...

To coincide with Children’s Mental Health Week (3 to 9 February), the charity published its poll of 3011 parents of children ...

THE Church of England’s stance on the use of gluten-free bread and non-alcoholic wine at the eucharist had been ...

In recent weeks, some Synod members on social-media and other platforms had urged Archbishop Cottrell not to give the ...

The report by the INEQE Safeguarding Group is based on the audits of ten dioceses and nine cathedrals that have been ...

A CALL to “resist the temptation to weaponise people and their circumstances for other purposes or campaigns” was issued by ...

“You have to do safeguarding with the church; you cannot do safeguarding to the church,” he said. He suggested that full ...

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