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, ...

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

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 ...

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

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 when taking communion after clergy asked to end the injustice to those unable ...

The Church’s General Synod gathered on Monday for the first time since the resignation of Justin Welby following safeguarding ...

The Church of England's elected governing body began a week-long meeting in London on Monday, after an "unprecedented crisis" ...

In his Presidential Address to the Church of England’s General Synod, the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell reaffirmed his ...

Archbishop Stephen delivered the Presidential Address at the opening of General Synod in London this afternoon. This follows ...

Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell is the "wrong person" to bring much-needed reform to the Church of England, the Bishop of ...