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Proposed details of the Church of England’s national Redress Scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse have recently been published. As we go to press, they were due to be presented and debated at the Church’s General Synod. It is hoped that legislation will progress through Synod in forthcoming sessions after which it will need Parliamentary...

The Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s recent adoption of a joint UK / UAE Government resolution highlighting threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief. The steps taken by the UK Government followed a review authored by Bishop Philip at the invitation of the then Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, the implementation of...

The Church of England’s Chief Education Officer, Nigel Genders, received a CBE in the recent King’s Birthday Honours. As Chief Education Officer and Chief Executive of the National Society, Nigel has for the past nine years led the work of the Church of England Education Office, which serves the church’s ministry with children and young...

General Synod dates and update on ‘Living in Love and Faith’ groups Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme grows Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse – Guidance Summary Bishops agree further work implementing ‘Living in Love and Faith’ Legislation to safeguard Church of England Academy land moves forward Church Commissioners fund posts...

The next meeting of General Synod will take place in York from Friday 7th to Tuesday 11th July. The July meeting will include a substantial item on the proposals, which emerged from the Living in Love and Faith process, to enable same-sex couples who have marked a significant stage of their relationship such as a...

The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, which directs capital towards new solutions to deep-rooted social challenges, has invested £5.7m in its first two years, according to its 2023 Impact Report. The programme, established in 2020, aims to support vulnerable people and communities, while generating sustainable returns that preserve the capital for future impact....

The response and support that victims and survivors can expect from the Church has been outlined in the House of Bishops’ guidance ‘Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse’. An easy-read summary of the guidance is now available on the Church of England website. The guidance came into effect in April 2022 and introduced...

The House of Bishops has set out key areas in which it is requesting further work from the implementation groups who are taking forward the recent decision of General Synod on offering prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples. The proposals debated at Synod, which were developed after a six-year period...

 The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education has welcomed a recent Government amendment to a Bill which safeguards land held for Church academies. The amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill will reintroduce clauses originally found in the Schools Bill, with which the Government decided not to proceed. The clauses ensure that new sites...

The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the Church of England’s endowment fund, delivered a 5% return in 2022, a “robust performance” in the face of “challenging” market conditions. “Our aim is to support the mission and ministry of the Church of England through providing as much funding as we can on a sustainable basis,...

UK foodbanks busier than ever Archbishop of Canterbury speaks about depression – and Winnie the Pooh Death of George Verwer, founder of OM ‘Love Matters’: Archbishops’ Commission on Families & Households publishes final report Bids invited to help implement recommendations of landmark report on racial justice C of E responds to the Bloom Review on...

More food parcels were given out in the UK this past year than ever before. During December 2022, an emergency food parcel was handed out the equivalent of every eight seconds. These are the most recent figures from the Trussell Trust, which supports more than 1300 foodbanks in the UK. In all, the charity says...