The morning included a time of prayer, including for Pope Francis’ quick recovery from the respiratory illness that has ...

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’.

Sam Margrave, a lay member of General Synod, submitted formal requests to suspend proceedings and move to the next business, ...

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

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 ...

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 General Synod stopped short of transferring all safeguarding functions to an external organisation, at least in the short term, after a charged debate on Tuesday. After hours of discussion, all ...

The Church of England's governing body has voted against a fully independent safeguarding body for dealing with abuse cases.

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 ...

The two models for independent safeguarding are being presented to Synod – the Church’s parliament – following reviews in recent years by former chairwoman of the national Independent ...