Safeguarding

Apologies for past wrongs not enough, says newly-appointed chair of C of E safeguarding panel

“APOLOGIES for past wrongs will mean nothing” if the Church and its leaders do not do everything within their power to protect vulnerable children and adults, the first independent chair of the National Safeguarding Panel, Meg Munn, has warned

21 Sep 2018

Survivors of Church abuse call for clear safeguarding information on church websites

SURVIVORS of abuse in the Church of England are urging parish priests to give clear safeguarding information on their websites, as well as on the new church-finding website, A Church Near You

17 Aug 2018

Clerics under investigation for abuse may be barred from ministering under new safeguarding rules

PERMISSION to officiate (PTO) will be refused or withdrawn from clerics who are under police investigation over allegations of past child or vulnerable adult abuse, new guidance from the National Safeguarding Team of the Church of England states

20 Jul 2018

General Synod podcast: key debates and highlights. Plus, an abuse survivor on safeguarding and the Church

13 Jul 2018

General Synod, safeguarding debate: ‘Don’t turn away, walk towards us’

13 Jul 2018

General Synod hears from abuse survivors and pledges reform of safeguarding

07 Jul 2018

Methodists review more than 1000 past safeguarding cases

06 Jul 2018

We will take complaints seriously, says bishop whose diocese is revisiting past-cases review

26 Jun 2018

Singleton recommends seven dioceses revisit past-cases review

22 Jun 2018

National register proposed for clergy to ease safeguarding concerns

22 Jun 2018

The safeguarding audit of the Scottish Episcopal Church is ongoing, Synod hears

15 Jun 2018

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Safeguarding

Apologies for past wrongs not enough, says newly-appointed chair of C of E safeguarding panel

Survivors of Church abuse call for clear safeguarding information on church websites

Clerics under investigation for abuse may be barred from ministering under new safeguarding rules

General Synod podcast: key debates and highlights. Plus, an abuse survivor on safeguarding and the Church

General Synod, safeguarding debate: ‘Don’t turn away, walk towards us’

General Synod hears from abuse survivors and pledges reform of safeguarding

Methodists review more than 1000 past safeguarding cases

We will take complaints seriously, says bishop whose diocese is revisiting past-cases review

Singleton recommends seven dioceses revisit past-cases review

National register proposed for clergy to ease safeguarding concerns

The safeguarding audit of the Scottish Episcopal Church is ongoing, Synod hears

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‘Christians don’t like hearing the truth’

Ukraine is entitled to its own Church

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