The Synod is sitting for its first session since the resignation of the archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, after ...

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

The Church of England's governing body has rejected a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases. General ...

THE Church of England’s General Synod is set to gather on Monday for the first time since the archbishop of Canterbury’s ...

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

There was a sense in the chamber that the Church of England has finally recognised the seriousness of the harm that has been ...

The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of abuse complaints - but safeguarding will not be fully independent.

The General Synod, the Church’s governing body ... The vote, which followed five hours of debate, came as the Church of England continues to face increasing pressure on safeguarding failings.

adding that the Church of England had missed an opportunity to rebuild trust. Lawyer David Greenwood, who has represented abuse survivors, said the plan backed by the Synod would not deal with ...