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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 line with ...

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during holy communion, the governing body of the Church of England has ruled. The general synod had been asked to consider using alternatives to ...