Secrecy in the Church of England isn’t accidental. It’s procedural.
I’ve launched a series of background briefings to document how power is structured, how scrutiny is limited, and why survivors keep hitting the same walls.
Read why ⬇️
Two dioceses. Two safeguarding failures. The regulator has spoken — but the Church still deflects, disagrees, and delays. It’s time for independent, statutory safeguarding.
The regulator has spoken: safeguarding in the Church of England is failing, and trustees are now on notice. Real reform needs real accountability at the top.
Clergy Discipline Tribunals remain exempt from FOIA—it’s time to demand transparency in church justice.
Has the Church of Engalnd used its safeguarding “watershed moment” to put things right and to learn the lessons it has previously ignored?
Clive was one of the good guys who used his position to advance the cause of victims and survivors of church-based abuse.
Do the right thing, Archbishop Pinocchio, and close the door on your way out. You can take your porky pie with you.
Synod members: Be bold. Stand up and say “NO MORE”. Don’t be complicit in the ongoing re-abuse of victims and survivors.
The opportunity remains: Archbishop Cottrell, will you act on your words and promise of accountability or not?
Safeguarding will run through the February meeting of the General Synod like the word “Blackpool” runs through a stick of seaside rock.