Church of England safeguarding chair resigns
from Religion Media Centre:
Meg Munn, the acting chair of the Church of England’s Independent Safeguarding Board and chair of the church’s national safeguarding panel has resigned. This follows weeks of chaos after two members of the ISB were sacked by the Archbishops’ Council, citing a breakdown in relationships.
In chaotic scenes at the general synod last weekend in York, they were allowed to give their side of the story after a formal presentation laid out the sorry events of the past year which had led to their dismissal. Meg Munn, a former Labour MP and safeguarding professional, was also there.
She had been asked to stay on until a new structure was put in place, but in her resignation statement released to the Church Times, she says she was incredulous and angry during the safeguarding session at synod, which reinforced her view that the Archbishops’ Council had been “slow to listen to those with organisational and safeguarding expertise”. She also said the Archbishop of Canterbury had undermined her during the last few months.
In response, the Church of England said it was sorry she resigned and thanked her for “the professional scrutiny she had brought to the Church’s safeguarding work over this time”.
Related Posts
Tags
Share This
