Church Abuse - Highlight continuing safeguarding failures by the Church of England and its Archbishops’ Council

A satirical editorial cartoon shows a bishop in purple robes standing at a podium in front of the Houses of Parliament. In front of him is a small stack of papers labelled “Clergy Conduct Measure.” Behind him, partly concealed by a drawn golden curtain, is a tall stack of documents labelled “Clergy Conduct Rules,” suggesting they are being hidden. Opposite him, members of the Ecclesiastical Committee — including a woman with curly white hair wearing a cross — sit at a table with a nameplate reading “Ecclesiastical Committee.” One member speaks in a speech bubble: “Where are the Rules?” A judge’s gavel rests in the foreground.

Clergy Discipline, General Synod, Parliament 11 February 2026

The real Clergy Conduct Measure is still behind the curtain

Synod has reversed the presumption of private hearings in the Clergy Conduct Measure. But the deeper issue remains: most of the system’s real operation will sit in unpublished Rules. Parliament is being asked to approve a framework without seeing how it will work in practice.

Cartoon-style illustration of a courtroom scene in which a bald Anglican archbishop sits at a desk looking uneasy, while a kangaroo dressed as a judge presides from the bench holding a gavel, symbolising a “kangaroo court”.

Archbishops' Council, Bishops, Blog, Charity Commission, Clergy Discipline, General Synod 29 January 2026

When “No Case To Answer” means no accountability: Why the Tudor decision exposes a safeguarding system beyond repair

“No case to answer” sounds final — but this decision rewrote the rules, excused serious safeguarding failures, and ignored conflicts of interest. It exposes a system not fit for purpose, and a leadership crisis that cannot be shrugged off.

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