The General Synod voted to transfer national staff overseeing abuse response to an external body but not parish and diocese officials ...

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

Some of Cupitt’s colleagues thought he had stretched the limits of theological integrity and should have resigned from the priesthood ...

The debate at the Church’s Synod saw rapper Eminem quoted by Archbishop of York during a call to encourage more working class people into ...

The Church of England voted against a fully independent model for handling abuse cases, opting for a less stringent alternative. Critics argue this decision fails to address public concerns over past ...

The Church of England on Tuesday stopped short of backing a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, ...

A Church of England vote which delays fully independent safeguarding has been branded a “punch in the gut” for victims of abuse. Representatives of survivors said the outcome was “incredibly ...

Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...

The Church of England on Tuesday will take the first step towards overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent ...

The Church of England must choose to make its safeguarding processes independent to “restore trust” among abuse survivors, its parliament has heard ahead of a significant vote on the issue. General ...

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) ...

The Church of England has officially affirmed that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used as substitutes ...