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 prepared to vote on overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent, seeking to ...

The Church of England has granted former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby permission to remain at Lambeth Palace for six ...

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

The meeting in the British capital comes a month after Justin Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the ...

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

Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’.

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 ...

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

Stephen Cottrell, the de facto leader of the CofE, faced the wrath of clergy as he survived a vote to stop him from giving a ...

The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of safeguarding measures - but stopped short of creating an independent body.

The Church of England must choose to make its safeguarding processes independent to “restore trust” among abuse survivors, ...