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Safeguarding vote brings disappointment, pain — and cautious optimism
The immediate response from survivors on social media was negative. “Survivors are devastated,” the founder of Survivors ...
Bishop: Church vote a missed chance to show abuse victims their pain is heard
Andrew Graystone, a long-time advocate for abuse survivors, accused the Church of “shocking arrogance” and said the Synod had ...
Yahoo News Australia5h
Church missed opportunity to hear victims, says bishop
The Church of England's failure to adopt a fully independent safeguarding ... had put forward a motion to the General Synod ...
Church of England stops short of backing full independence in safeguarding
The Church of England on Tuesday stopped short of backing a fully independent safeguarding model to deal with abuse cases, ...
The Church of England votes to boost oversight on abuse claims. Victims say it’s not enough
Members of the Church of England’s parliament have voted for more independent oversight of the way it handles abuse ...
Church of England to increase oversight of abuse complaints - but safeguarding won't be fully independent
The Church of England has voted to increase oversight of safeguarding measures - but stopped short of creating an independent ...
Scandal-hit Church of England to vote on safeguarding overhaul
The Church of England on Tuesday prepared to vote on overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent, seeking to ...
Church of England due to begin overhaul of safeguarding system
The Church of England on Tuesday will take the first step towards overhauling its safeguarding system to make it independent ...
Ealing Times22h
Church’s parliament urged to back independent safeguarding to ‘restore trust’
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 ...