“Ominous mood” around safeguarding as General Synod members prepare for this weekend’s meeting

Jul 4, 2023 by

by Ruth Peacock, Religion Media Centre: The Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod, meets two weeks after the Archbishops’ Council sacked the Independent Safeguarding Board, in a decision which has led to acrimony and alarm....

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C of E hits back after claims its safeguarding is unsafe and not to be trusted

Jun 24, 2023 by

by Donna Birrell, Premier: The Archbishops’ Council has hit back at criticism that the Church of England is ’unsafe’ and ‘not to be trusted’ in matters of safeguarding. It follows anger among some survivors over the disbanding of...

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Senior bishop does not “entirely trust” Church of England to tackle abuse

Jun 23, 2023 by

from Religion Media Centre: The Bishop of Birkenhead, Julie Conalty, the Church of England’s deputy lead on safeguarding, has said she does not “entirely trust the church” on tackling abuse. She was speaking in an interview with BBC Radio...

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Call to suspend Bishop of Oxford from House of Lords for breach of Parliamentary code over abuse review findings

Jun 8, 2023 by

from Premier: A member of the Church of England’s General Synod has called for the Bishop of Oxford to be suspended from the House of Lords. It follows a recent review which found Rt Rev Steven Croft had failed to act on a...

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Rubbishing Ineson to save Croft?

May 22, 2023 by

by Julian Mann, Anglican Ink: After the publication on May 11 of the ‘lessons learnt review into the Church of England’s handling of allegations against the late Revd Trevor Devamanikkam’, the Times and Church Timeshave drawn attention to...

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The Church of England’s safeguarding crisis explained

May 20, 2023 by

by Rosie Dawson, Premier: Survivors are losing trust in the Church of England’s ability to do justice in cases of abuse, while a leading bishop says his name has been unfairly “besmirched”. Those half listening to BBC Radio 4 just...

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