Synod members will debate and vote on a new safeguarding model for the Church of England on Tuesday ... him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday.

The General Synod voted to transfer national staff overseeing abuse response to an external body but not parish and diocese officials At its General Synod this week, the Church of England faced ...

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

A Church of England diocese has introduced a new prayer guide stating that Christianity was historically propagated through ...

The Church of England's governing body has rejected a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases. General Synod members instead adopted an alternative proposal described as a "way ...

Bishop’s ‘wrecking amendment’ backed by General Synod, delaying moves for fully independent safeguarding and infuriating critics ...

Members of the General Synod, the Church's parliament ... "Safeguarding staff will still be located in church offices, employed by the very same bishop. "The Church of England had an opportunity to ...

A Church of England vote which delays fully independent ... abuse lawyer But the General Synod instead voted for a less independent model “as the way forward in the short term” and for ...

The Church of England is “broken”, the lead safeguarding ... Bishop of Stepney Joanne Grenfell made the comments at the General Synod on Monday during a debate on the Makin Review which ...

A HEAVY agenda and intense debate characterised the General Synod sessions in London last week ... during which speakers frequently referred to a lack of trust in the Church of England and its leaders ...

Shortly before clergy met at the 2025 General Synod at Church House in London ... But as the Synod got into full gear on Feb. 10, the Church of England released a statement clarifying that this wasn’t ...

The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of abuse complaints - but safeguarding will not be fully independent. Members of the General Synod, the Church's parliament, voted for the new ...