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

Mr. Tóth called for a synodal communication that is deeply rooted in community, open to encounter, and engaged in "active ...

Synod of Livingstonia general secretary the Reverend William Tembo has called for harsher penalties against individuals who ...

Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have voted against a plan to independently manage safeguarding.

The debate at the Church’s Synod saw rapper Eminem quoted by Archbishop of York during a call to encourage more working class ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

He also survived a vote to stop him giving a presidential address as the General Synod began on Monday. Separately, Mr Cottrell has also “categorically rejected” allegations that he bullied members of ...

The Church of England has officially affirmed that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used as substitutes ...