Abuse survivors likely to be dismayed by decision to transfer only national safeguarding staff to independent bodyThe Church of England has decided to hold off on full independence for its safeguarding operations in a move that is likely to dismay victims and survivors of abuse and falls short of expert advice.Its ruling body, the General Synod, voted overwhelmingly to transfer most national safeguarding staff to an independent body, but to delay a parallel move for local staff until “further work” had been undertaken. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/church-of-england-safeguarding-abuse-survivors
Author : Harriet Sherwood
Publish date : 2025-02-11 19:09:00
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C of E votes against full independence for safeguarding against expert advice
