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

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

Many inside the church say it is facing an existential crisis over its failure to adequately investigate and discipline those ...

Unless you have been living under a rock, you will be aware that safeguarding has been a deeply contentious issue in the ...

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

Synodality” is a major theme of the Francis pontificate, but what does “Synodality” actually mean – and does it have staying ...

Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday. Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in ...

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

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

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

Synod of Livingstonia general secretary the Reverend William Tembo has called for harsher penalties against individuals who ...