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

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

Two so-called models for independent safeguarding will be presented to Synod, following reviews in recent years by former ...

As the Church of England tackles the fallout from a series of sexual-abuse scandals, women bishops have been notably ...

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.

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 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 ...

Synod members will have the chance to speak about the Makin report and “ask those in leadership roles across the Church of England to redouble work to implement best safeguarding practice in ...

The Church of England is gathering at a time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury resigned. The Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell will ...

The Church of England is gathering at a time of ‘unprecedented crisis’ at the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury resigned.